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James Arthur Lovell Jr. ( / ˈlʌvəl / 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.
Jun 6, 2024 · Jim Lovell is aU.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 that was abandoned mid-expedition when an oxygen tank exploded, necessitating a swing around the Moon and a return to Earth.
Sep 4, 2023 · Her husband, Jim Lovell, once the most experienced astronaut in the United States, was commander of perhaps the nation’s most dramatic spaceflight: Apollo 13.
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.
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...
Apr 13, 2020 · Jim Lovell spoke about Apollo 13 — the mission that almost didn’t make it home — 50 years after the the command module splashed down safely.
Jim Lovell, U.S. astronaut of the Gemini and Apollo space programs, commander of the nearly disastrous Apollo 13 flight to the Moon in 1970.
Apr 10, 2020 · How astronaut Jim Lovell made peace with 'a successful failure'—and the world did too.
James Lovell may be best known as the commander of Apollo 13. During that April 1970 mission, the service module’s cryogenic oxygen system failed, putting the astronauts’ lives in danger. For...
Apr 16, 2017 · Jim Lovell, who is now 89, was already an experienced astronaut when he commanded Apollo 13. He had flown on two Gemini missions and was an astronaut on Apollo 8 with Frank Borman and...
