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James Arthur Lovell Jr. (/ ˈ l ʌ v əl / LUV-əl; born March 25, 1928) is an American retired astronaut, naval aviator, test pilot and mechanical engineer. In 1968, as command module pilot of Apollo 8, he became, with Frank Borman and William Anders, one of the first three astronauts to fly to and orbit the Moon.He then commanded the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970 which, after a critical ...
Sep 4, 2023 · Marilyn Lovell in 1968 watching a training session for recovering a space capsule after a landing in the Gulf of Mexico. Her husband, Jim Lovell, was once the nation’s most experienced astronaut.
Jun 6, 2024 · Jim Lovell (born March 25, 1928, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.) is a U.S. astronaut of the Gemini and Apollo space programs, and was the commander of the nearly disastrous Apollo 13 flight to the Moon in 1970. Timeline and infographic of the Apollo space missions. Astronauts Jim Lovell (right) and Buzz Aldrin aboard the USS Hornet after the splashdown ...
Apr 13, 2020 · As you might expect, the events of the mission remain etched in his mind even after 50 years. Apollo 13: Jim Lovell relives the Moon mission that almost didn’t make it home. Apollo program ...
Apr 2, 2014 · Jim Lovell is a former NASA astronaut and retired U.S. Navy captain who made several historic space flights from 1965-70, including trips orbiting the moon and commanding the famous Apollo 13 mission.
Jul 24, 2023 · Jim Lovell was a veteran of the Gemini VII, Gemini XII, and Apollo 8 missions before becoming the Mission Commander for the nearly disastrous Apollo 13 mission to the Moon. Quick Facts. Lovell joined NASA in 1962 as part of its second group of astronauts.
Jim Lovell. Jim Lovell, byname of James Arthur Lovell, Jr., (born March 25, 1928, Cleveland , Ohio, U.S.), U.S. astronaut of the Gemini and Apollo space programs, commander of the nearly disastrous Apollo 13 flight to the Moon in 1970. Lovell, a graduate (1952) of the U.S. Naval Academy , Annapolis , Maryland, became a test pilot.
At 11:53 a.m. on Friday, April 17, 1970, Apollo 13 crossed into the earth’s atmosphere, and for the fourth and final time, Jim Lovell watched flames lap at the windows of a reentering spacecraft. The intense heat and ionization blacked out communications, and the entire world stood before television screens waiting for word.
(Original Air Date: 7/11/95) Captain Jim Lovell talks about his infamous Apollo 13 Moon mission, and training Tom Hanks for the movie.FOLLOW CONAN ON SOCIALC...
Jim A. Lovell. James Arthur Lovell Jr. (born March 25, 1928) is a former NASA astronaut and test pilot.He was pilot of the Apollo 8 and commander of the Apollo 13 mission. Crew of Apollo 13 mission failed to land on Moon because of loss of electric power and failure of both oxygen tanks due to technical problems. Because of efforts of crew and ground control room, all three astronauts aboard ...
