NOVA; To the Moon; Interview with Frank Borman, astronaut and Commander on Apollo 8, part 1 of 2

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Series
NOVA
Episode
To the Moon
Raw Footage
Interview with Frank Borman, astronaut and Commander on Apollo 8, part 1 of 2
Producing Organization
WGBH Educational Foundation
Contributing Organization
WGBH (Boston, Massachusetts)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip-15-tx3513w991
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Description
Program Description
This remarkably crafted program covers the full range of participants in the Apollo project, from the scientists and engineers who promoted bold ideas about the nature of the Moon and how to get there, to the young geologists who chose the landing sites and helped train the crews, to the astronauts who actually went - not once or twice, but six times, each to a more demanding and interesting location on the Moon's surface. "To The Moon" includes unprecedented footage, rare interviews, and presents a magnificent overview of the history of man and the Moon. To the Moon aired as NOVA episode 2610 in 1999.
Raw Footage Description
Frank Borman, astronaut and Commander on Apollo 8, is interviewed about his experiences in space. He describes spending two weeks in the Gemini capsule with Jim Lovell, and describes some of the experiments they undertook while on Gemini 7. To pass the time, Borman and Lovell would read books like "Roughing It" and "Drums Along the Mohawk", and sang the Nat King Cole song, "Put Your Sweet Lips Near Mine" to each other. Doctors were worried about bone loss and the astronauts' ability to pump blood upon returning to Earth. Borman also discusses where he was when he heard about the Apollo 1 fire, his role on the committee investigating the cause, and the changes that resulted from the fire. Borman ends with a description of Apollo 8, how he became involved, the details of deciding the mission, and describes his feelings of being in the Apollo 8 CSM and his feelings during their Christmas Eve broadcast.
Created Date
1998
Asset type
Raw Footage
Genres
Interview
Topics
History
Technology
Science
Subjects
American History; Gemini; apollo; moon; Space; astronaut
Media type
Moving Image
Duration
00:22:19
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Credits
Interviewee: Borman, Frank, 1928-
Producing Organization: WGBH Educational Foundation
AAPB Contributor Holdings
WGBH
Identifier: cpb-aacip-ae5d8b5fd68 (Filename)
Format: Digital Betacam
Generation: Original
Duration: 0:22:20
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Citations
Chicago: “NOVA; To the Moon; Interview with Frank Borman, astronaut and Commander on Apollo 8, part 1 of 2,” 1998, WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed April 5, 2026, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-tx3513w991.
MLA: “NOVA; To the Moon; Interview with Frank Borman, astronaut and Commander on Apollo 8, part 1 of 2.” 1998. WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. April 5, 2026. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-tx3513w991>.
APA: NOVA; To the Moon; Interview with Frank Borman, astronaut and Commander on Apollo 8, part 1 of 2. Boston, MA: WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-tx3513w991