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Jim Lovell

Deceased· NASA · American

Jim Lovell

James Arthur Lovell Jr. is a former NASA astronaut, Naval Aviator, and retired Navy captain. Lovell is known for being the commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13...

Spaceflights

4

Time in space

29days

Spacewalks

0

Flights

Success· Flight 4

Apollo 13

Launched: Apr 11, 1970 · 19:13 UTC
Rocket: Saturn V
From: Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: Cislunar Orbit
Landed: Apr 17, 1970

Crewmates

Jack SwigertNASA
Fred HaiseNASA

Success· Flight 3

Apollo 8

Launched: Dec 21, 1968 · 12:51 UTC
Rocket: Saturn V
From: Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: Moon Orbit
Landed: Dec 27, 1968

Crewmates

Frank BormanNASA
William AndersNASA

Success· Flight 2

Gemini XII

Launched: Nov 11, 1966 · 20:46 UTC
Rocket: Titan II GLV
From: Launch Complex 19, Cape Canaveral SFS
Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Landed: Nov 15, 1966

Crewmates

Buzz AldrinNASA

Success· Flight 1

Gemini VII

Launched: Dec 4, 1965 · 19:30 UTC
Rocket: Titan II GLV
From: Launch Complex 19, Cape Canaveral SFS
Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Landed: Dec 18, 1965

Crewmates

Frank BormanNASA

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Biography

James Arthur Lovell Jr. is a former NASA astronaut, Naval Aviator, and retired Navy captain. Lovell is known for being the commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission, which suffered a critical failure en route to the Moon but was brought back safely to Earth through the efforts of the crew and mission control. In addition to being part of the Apollo 13 crew, Lovell was the command module pilot of Apollo 8, the first Apollo mission to enter lunar orbit.

Facts

Agency: NASA
Status: Deceased
Nationality: American
Born: March 25, 1928
Died: August 7, 2025
First flight: Dec 4, 1965

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