Apollo 13
1995
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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.
Apr 7, 2020 · Jim Lovell is an ex-NASA astronaut who flew with the Gemini and Apollo missions. He's most famous for his role as commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission that so nearly ended in tragedy.
Apr 13, 2020 · From the April 2020 issue. Jim Lovell recounts the Apollo 13 disaster. Fifty years later, the famous astronaut relives Apollo 13 — the Moon mission that almost didn’t make it home. By Richard...
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 has logged more than 7,000 hours in a variety of aircraft, including 3,500 hours in high-performance jets.
Jim Lovell, From Carriers to the Moon. The veteran astronaut is honored with the National Air and Space Museum Lifetime Achievement trophy. Rebecca Maksel. April 2016. Gemini and Apollo...
Meet the People · American astronaut. 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.
May 3, 2023 · With only 15 minutes of power left, astronauts Swigert, Jim Lovell and Fred Haise escaped to the “life boat” of the lunar module. Then-Goddard Center Director John Clark greets President Richard Nixon, who visited the center for an Apollo 13 briefing on April 14, 1970. At right is Henry Thompson, deputy director of manned flight support at Goddard.
