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7 de mar. de 2016 · A 1952 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and distinguished Naval aviator, James Lovell commanded four NASA spacecraft missions—Gemini VII, Gemini XII, Apollo VIII, and Apollo XIII. Lovell achieved many “firsts” in manned spaceflight, such as the rendezvous of a two manned maneuverable spacecraft (Gemini VII), first crew to leave earth’s gravitation influence (Apollo VIII), and first ...
James Arthur "Jim" Lovell, Jr. (born March 25, 1928) is 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 ...
James Lovell navigated to the Moon and back twice. He served as command module pilot on Apollo 8, the first mission to the Moon, and as spacecraft commander on Apollo 13, the aborted lunar landing mission. All three astronauts helped navigate the Apollo 8 spacecraft, but Lovell was responsible for getting it to the Moon and back.
4 de sept. de 2023 · Published Sept. 4, 2023 Updated Sept. 6, 2023. Marilyn Lovell, who, as an object of fascination for the news media, the inspiration for movie and TV characters and a figure in history books ...
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 ...
James A. Lovell Jr., was born March 25, 1928, in Cleveland, Ohio. His father died in a car accident when Lovell was young. He graduated from Juneau High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After attending the University of Wisconsin for two years he transferred to the United States Naval Academy, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in 1952.
17 de may. de 2024 · On December 21, 1968, three NASA astronauts embarked on a journey that would take them “Round the moon and back.”. The Apollo 8 mission proved the performance of the command and service module and was the first crewed launch of the Saturn V rocket. On Christmas Eve, Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders were the first humans to orbit ...
