I’m really enjoying your Substack posts. This is a bit off-topic, but ... I interviewed Frank Borman when I was working in Tampa in the mid-80s and he was there for a speech. He was trying to offer positive spin on the struggles of Eastern Airlines (he was CEO) and was really a jerk during the interview (lots of yeps and nopes). That night I covered his speech (he was receiving an aviation award) and I remember him talking about a particular moment when the moon came into full view from their capsule for the first time in their mission. It was a breathtakingly terrific speech. Make of that what you will.
Beautiful piece, Jack. I recall the Apollo 8 mission very well. We just got our first color TV, a 19 inch Magnovox. I thought we got rich. I kept a clipping book from Apollo 8 as a school project and made a cover for it with Anders Photo pasted in construction paper. Wish I still had it.
Thank you, Jack. I remember when their spaceship went around to the dark side of the moon—something no one had ever experienced before. Superstitiously, I feared they would never return to the light, but they did! And then they gave us Earthrise. What an incredible and beautiful gift.
I’m really enjoying your Substack posts. This is a bit off-topic, but ... I interviewed Frank Borman when I was working in Tampa in the mid-80s and he was there for a speech. He was trying to offer positive spin on the struggles of Eastern Airlines (he was CEO) and was really a jerk during the interview (lots of yeps and nopes). That night I covered his speech (he was receiving an aviation award) and I remember him talking about a particular moment when the moon came into full view from their capsule for the first time in their mission. It was a breathtakingly terrific speech. Make of that what you will.
Beautiful piece, Jack. I recall the Apollo 8 mission very well. We just got our first color TV, a 19 inch Magnovox. I thought we got rich. I kept a clipping book from Apollo 8 as a school project and made a cover for it with Anders Photo pasted in construction paper. Wish I still had it.
Thank you, Jack. I remember when their spaceship went around to the dark side of the moon—something no one had ever experienced before. Superstitiously, I feared they would never return to the light, but they did! And then they gave us Earthrise. What an incredible and beautiful gift.