Far Side of the Moon Apollo 8 Commander Frank Borman and the Woman Who Gave Him Wings

by Jorgensen, Liisa

• ISBN13: 9781641606066
• ISBN10: 1641606061
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2021-12-07
• Publisher: Chicago Review Press

Summary

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.

Author Biography

Liisa Jorgensen has worked as a writer and story editor on a diverse variety of film and television productions for Myth Merchant Films. Jogensen has written Far Side of the Moon with the active support of Frank Borman. She lives in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Table of Contents

Prologue
1: “You Killed Your Father”
2: Duty Calls
3: “It’s That Kind of Date”
4: The Army Wife
5: “Every Man a Tiger”
6: The Death of a Dream
7: “I Need to Teach You How to Shoot a Gun”
8: “You Gave Your Ass to the Air Force”
9: The New Nine
10: “That Is Why You Test on the Ground”
11: “There’s More to Life than Living”
12: 50/50
13: Mission vs. family
14: Loss of Signal
15: Moral Compass
16: “Space Cooperation and Goodwill”
17: Moonman
18: “Never Bother Your Husband with Trivial Matters”
19: “It’s Time for a Reckoning”
20: “I Will Protect Her from Now On”
21: Second Honeymoon
22: The Next Mission
Epilogue
Acknowledgments