Biography

A retired United States Air Force (USAF) colonel, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, businessman, rancher, and NASA astronaut. He was the commander of Apollo 8, the first mission to fly around the Moon, and together with crewmates Jim Lovell and Bill Anders, became the first of 24 humans to do so, for which he was awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. As of 2021, he is the oldest living former American astronaut, eleven days older than Lovell.

Known For

Apollo: Missions to the Moon

Self - Commander, Apollo 8 (voice) (archive footage)

First to the Moon

Self

Project Gemini: Bridge to the Moon

Self

The Day We Walked on the Moon

Self

Salute to Apollo: EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017

Earthrise

On Camera: Fifteen Apollo Astronauts and Their Experience of a Lifetime