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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.
While their husbands were working at Cape Canaveral, Florida, the women were living in Houston, many as next-door-neighbors. [3] The wives formed a tight-knit support group called the "Astronaut Wives Club". [4] They took turns hosting "launch parties"— potlucks to provide an atmosphere of support for each other whenever there was a launch. [3]
Apollo 13 was slated to be the third landing on the moon after Apollo 8 (1968) and Apollo 12 (1969). Launched on April 11, 1970, the crew was led by commander Lovell, along with command module ...
All three of the men who flew to the Moon twice-Jim Lovell, John Young and Gene Cernan-were Gemini veterans. With the exception of Elliot See , every member of NASA's second Astronaut Group —the class of nine men selected following the Mercury Seven —flew as a Gemini astronaut.
While three astronauts (Lovell, Jack Swigert and Fred Haise) are still en route, an oxygen tank explodes, forcing NASA to cancel the mission to get the men home alive. Watch on prime video 5.
The statement was then repeated by commander of the flight Jim Lovell. Swigert, along with fellow astronauts Lovell and Fred Haise, traveled around the Moon and returned safely to Earth on April 17 after about 5 days and 23 hours, and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom the next day. [16]
Jim Edmonds and Meghan King aren’t on the same page when it comes to their son’s health. He alleged that his ex-wife has son Hart’s diagnosis wrong after she spoke about the 4-year-old in a ...
Jim Lovell is an American politician from Kentucky who was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. Lovell was first elected in 1994 after incumbent representative Jim LeMaster retired. [1] He was defeated for renomination in 1998 by Carolyn Belcher. [2]