Far Side of the Moon
eBook - ePub

Far Side of the Moon

Apollo 8 Commander Frank Borman and the Woman Who Gave Him Wings

  1. 336 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Far Side of the Moon

Apollo 8 Commander Frank Borman and the Woman Who Gave Him Wings

About this book

The decades-long love story of a NASA commander and the leader of the Astronaut Wives Club

Far Side of the Moon is the untold, fully authorized story of the lives of Frank and Susan Borman. One was a famous astronaut—an instrumental part of the Apollo space program—but the other was just as much a warrior. This real-life love story is far from a fairy tale.

Life as a military wife was beyond demanding, but Susan always rose to the occasion. When Frank joined NASA and was selected to command the first mission to orbit the moon, that meant putting on a brave face for the world as her husband risked his life for the space race. The pressure and anxiety were overwhelming, and eventually Susan's well-hidden depression and alcoholism finally came to light. Frank had to come to terms with how his "mission above all else" mentality contributed to his wife's suffering. As Susan healed, she was able to begin helping others who suffered in silence from mental illness and addiction.

Discover how Frank and Susan's love and commitment to each other is still overcoming life's challenges, even beyond their years as an Apollo commander and the founder of the Astronaut Wives Club.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication Page
  5. Contents
  6. Author’s Note
  7. Prologue
  8. 1 “You Killed Your Father”
  9. 2 Duty Calls
  10. 3 “It’s That Kind of Date”
  11. 4 The Army Wife
  12. 5 “Every Man a Tiger”
  13. 6 The Death of a Dream
  14. 7 “I Need to Teach You How to Shoot a Gun”
  15. 8 “You Gave Your Ass to the Air Force”
  16. 9 The New Nine
  17. 10 “That Is Why You Test on the Ground”
  18. 11 “There’s More to Life than Living”
  19. 12 50/50
  20. 13 Mission vs. Family
  21. 14 Loss of Signal
  22. 15 Moral Compass
  23. 16 “Space Cooperation and Goodwill”
  24. 17 Moonman
  25. 18 “Never Bother Your Husband with Trivial Matters”
  26. 19 “It’s Time for a Reckoning”
  27. 20 “I Will Protect Her from Now On”
  28. 21 Second Honeymoon
  29. 22 The Next Mission
  30. Epilogue
  31. Acknowledgments
  32. Notes
  33. Index
  34. Photos Insert