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Jim Lovell

Jim Lovell

Acting
25 Mar 1928
07 Aug 2025
Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Biography

James "Jim" Arthur Lovell, Jr., (born March 25, 1928) was a former NASA astronaut and a retired captain in the United States Navy, most famous as the commander of the Apollo 13 mission, which suffered a critical failure en route to the Moon but was brought back safely to Earth by the efforts of the crew and mission control. Lovell was also the command module pilot of Apollo 8, the first Apollo mission to enter lunar orbit. Lovell is a recipient of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor and the P...

Also Known As

James Arthur Lovell Jr., James "Jim" Lovell, James Lovell, James A. Lovell Jr.

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