Astronaut Frank Borman, the commander of the historic Apollo 8 Christmas 1968 mission, which orbited the moon 10 times and paved the way for the subsequent lunar landing, passed away at the age of 95. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) reported that he died in Billings, Montana, on November 7. After concluding his time in the astronaut corps, Borman led Eastern Airlines during the tumultuous period of the 1970s and early ‘80s, according to NASA. However, he is most renowned for his contributions to NASA. Alongside his crewmates James Lovell and William Anders, Borman played a pivotal role in the first Apollo mission to reach the moon, providing humanity with the first-ever view of Earth as a distant sphere in space. “Today, we remember one of NASA’s best. Astronaut Frank Borman was a true American hero,” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said in a statement on November 9. “His lifelong love for aviation and...
- 11/10/2023
- TV Insider
The props and set were only part of what brought the world of Gunsmoke to life. The cast had a natural chemistry that allowed their characters to pop off the screen in brilliant ways. They were further brought together when a part of Dodge City left the set and went all of the way to space during the Apollo 8 mission. However, the most special part was that they each got to keep a part of history in the process.
‘Gunsmoke’ was the top-rated show on television L-r: Milburn Stone as Doc Adams, James Arness as Matt Dillon, Amanda Blake as Miss Kitty, and Ken Curtis as Festus Haggen | CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images
Gunsmoke originally started as a radio show in 1952, which was adapted into a television show in 1955. Fortunately, it allowed the show to get off on the right foot, as there was already an established fan base that...
‘Gunsmoke’ was the top-rated show on television L-r: Milburn Stone as Doc Adams, James Arness as Matt Dillon, Amanda Blake as Miss Kitty, and Ken Curtis as Festus Haggen | CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images
Gunsmoke originally started as a radio show in 1952, which was adapted into a television show in 1955. Fortunately, it allowed the show to get off on the right foot, as there was already an established fan base that...
- 4/14/2023
- by Jeff Nelson
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Robert Stone’s upcoming three-part documentary series on PBS, “Chasing the Moon,” celebrates the 50th anniversary of the moon landing and reimagines the Space Age as a mix of scientific innovation, political maneuvering, media spectacle, and personal drama. Oscar and Emmy-nominated filmmaker Stone aims to rethink the race to the moon for a new generation, invalidating much of the accepted legend surrounding the effort.
With a treasure trove of previously overlooked and lost archival material — much of which has never before been seen by the public — the film features a diverse cast of characters who played key roles in these historic events, including astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Frank Borman and Bill Anders; Sergei Khrushchev, son of the former Soviet premier and a leading Soviet rocket engineer; Poppy Northcutt, a 25-year old “mathematics whiz” who gained global attention as the first woman to serve in the all-male Nasa Mission Control; and Ed Dwight,...
With a treasure trove of previously overlooked and lost archival material — much of which has never before been seen by the public — the film features a diverse cast of characters who played key roles in these historic events, including astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Frank Borman and Bill Anders; Sergei Khrushchev, son of the former Soviet premier and a leading Soviet rocket engineer; Poppy Northcutt, a 25-year old “mathematics whiz” who gained global attention as the first woman to serve in the all-male Nasa Mission Control; and Ed Dwight,...
- 6/26/2019
- by Tambay Obenson
- Indiewire
A raft of international broadcasters have acquired “The Day We Walked on the Moon.” The upcoming moon landings documentary special was produced by Scotland-based indie Finestripe for ITV in the U.K. and the Smithsonian Channel in the U.S.
It is distributed by Cineflix Rights, which has sold it to Seven Network in Australia and Kiwi pubcaster Tvnz, as well as Nhk in Japan.
In Europe, it has been picked up by broadcasters including Dr in Denmark, Nrk in Norway, and Nelonen in Finland. Mediaset’s Focus channel in Italy and Rtve in Spain have also taken the documentary. Pan-territory buyers include AMC, which has it for Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, and Discovery, which has it for its networks in Asia.
The one-off documentary commemorates the 50th anniversary of the moon landings. It has interviews with figures in the Apollo 11 mission, including astronaut Michael Collins and flight director Gene Kranz.
It is distributed by Cineflix Rights, which has sold it to Seven Network in Australia and Kiwi pubcaster Tvnz, as well as Nhk in Japan.
In Europe, it has been picked up by broadcasters including Dr in Denmark, Nrk in Norway, and Nelonen in Finland. Mediaset’s Focus channel in Italy and Rtve in Spain have also taken the documentary. Pan-territory buyers include AMC, which has it for Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, and Discovery, which has it for its networks in Asia.
The one-off documentary commemorates the 50th anniversary of the moon landings. It has interviews with figures in the Apollo 11 mission, including astronaut Michael Collins and flight director Gene Kranz.
- 6/5/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
“The Saturn V rocket is still the most powerful machine ever made.”
In 1968, Nasa sent three men farther and faster than anyone had gone before. This is the story of how Astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders changed history on the flight of Apollo 8.
Check out this video from the three pioneers and their heroic voyage.
Once upon a time America’s Space Program was envied and unrivaled. There was a time when we had the determination, ability and huge national pride of travelling to our nearest celestial neighbor. It’s encouraging to know we will once again start making frequent trips with Nasa’s recent announcement of our return to the Moon.
https://www.nasa.gov/specials/apollo50th/back.html
“Nasa is going to the Moon with commercial and international partners to explore faster and explore more together. This work will bring new knowledge and opportunities and inspire the next generation.
In 1968, Nasa sent three men farther and faster than anyone had gone before. This is the story of how Astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders changed history on the flight of Apollo 8.
Check out this video from the three pioneers and their heroic voyage.
Once upon a time America’s Space Program was envied and unrivaled. There was a time when we had the determination, ability and huge national pride of travelling to our nearest celestial neighbor. It’s encouraging to know we will once again start making frequent trips with Nasa’s recent announcement of our return to the Moon.
https://www.nasa.gov/specials/apollo50th/back.html
“Nasa is going to the Moon with commercial and international partners to explore faster and explore more together. This work will bring new knowledge and opportunities and inspire the next generation.
- 5/30/2019
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
PBS International has sold space-race documentary series “Chasing the Moon” to a host of international broadcasters following a screening at Mipcom in Cannes, the company announced Wednesday. Among 13 broadcasters boarding the title are the BBC for the U.K., Arte for France and Germany, and Sbs in Australia.
The six-hour series, produced to commemorate next year’s 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969, is expected to air around the world in the summer of 2019.
Directed by the Oscar- and Emmy-nominated Robert Stone, “Chasing the Moon” tells the behind-the-scenes story of Nasa’s mission to put a man on the moon. Through interviews with many of the key players in the historic events, including Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Mike Collins and fellow astronauts Frank Borman and Bill Anders, and access to previously overlooked and lost archival material, the documentary looks to reveal the scientific innovation, political calculation,...
The six-hour series, produced to commemorate next year’s 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969, is expected to air around the world in the summer of 2019.
Directed by the Oscar- and Emmy-nominated Robert Stone, “Chasing the Moon” tells the behind-the-scenes story of Nasa’s mission to put a man on the moon. Through interviews with many of the key players in the historic events, including Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Mike Collins and fellow astronauts Frank Borman and Bill Anders, and access to previously overlooked and lost archival material, the documentary looks to reveal the scientific innovation, political calculation,...
- 10/17/2018
- by Robert Mitchell
- Variety Film + TV
"Their patience is running out."
Sophia's statement was not made from a position of stable authority. Such a statement is an admission of instability, disequilibrium, looming chaos. She might as well have said, "I cannot control my people's actions"; the meaning would have been approximately the same. President Martinez should have known her words were a statement of weakness and not "a threat". Sophia rules a house divided.
In fact, the 97 and the dozens among us are split into no less than three factions. If only the president understood this. He could exploit the knowledge to improve his position. But by next week the President of the United States will understand only one thing: two hundred innocent civilians were murdered by a foreign entity possessing super-human intelligence and superior weaponry. He will not understand this as a threat. President Martinez will understand this as a declaration of war.
3:10 To...
Sophia's statement was not made from a position of stable authority. Such a statement is an admission of instability, disequilibrium, looming chaos. She might as well have said, "I cannot control my people's actions"; the meaning would have been approximately the same. President Martinez should have known her words were a statement of weakness and not "a threat". Sophia rules a house divided.
In fact, the 97 and the dozens among us are split into no less than three factions. If only the president understood this. He could exploit the knowledge to improve his position. But by next week the President of the United States will understand only one thing: two hundred innocent civilians were murdered by a foreign entity possessing super-human intelligence and superior weaponry. He will not understand this as a threat. President Martinez will understand this as a declaration of war.
3:10 To...
- 9/29/2010
- by DarkUFO
By Harris Lentz, III
Novelist and aviation writer Robert J. Serling was the older brother of Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling. He assisted his brother as an aviation advisor on the 1956 Studio One episode The Arena and the 1961 Twilight Zone outing The Odyssey of Flight 33. He was best know as the author of the 1967 best-selling novel The President’s Plane Is Missing. The political thriller was adapted as tele-film in 1973 starring Buddy Ebsen and Peter Graves.
Serling was born in Cortland, New York, on March 28, 1918. He first served as an aircraft identification instructor during World War II. He worked with United Press International in Washington, D.C., as a reporter and managed the Radio News Division from 1945 to 1960. He served as Upi’s aviation editor from 1960 to 1966. He was co-author with astronaut Frank Borman on the 1988 book Countdown: An Autobiography of Frank Borman, and penned the 1990 thriller Something’s Alive on the Titanic.
Novelist and aviation writer Robert J. Serling was the older brother of Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling. He assisted his brother as an aviation advisor on the 1956 Studio One episode The Arena and the 1961 Twilight Zone outing The Odyssey of Flight 33. He was best know as the author of the 1967 best-selling novel The President’s Plane Is Missing. The political thriller was adapted as tele-film in 1973 starring Buddy Ebsen and Peter Graves.
Serling was born in Cortland, New York, on March 28, 1918. He first served as an aircraft identification instructor during World War II. He worked with United Press International in Washington, D.C., as a reporter and managed the Radio News Division from 1945 to 1960. He served as Upi’s aviation editor from 1960 to 1966. He was co-author with astronaut Frank Borman on the 1988 book Countdown: An Autobiography of Frank Borman, and penned the 1990 thriller Something’s Alive on the Titanic.
- 5/20/2010
- by Harris Lentz
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
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