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| Jim Lovell | |
| Aliases: | James Arthur "Jim" Lovell, Jr. |
| Type: | Astronaut |
| Gender: | Male |
| Place of birth: | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Born: | March 25th, 1928 |
| Notable appearances: | Apollo 13 (1995) |
James Arthur "Jim" Lovell, Jr. 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.
Accolades[]
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 Presidential Medal of Freedom. He is one of only 24 people to have flown to the Moon, the first of only three people to fly to the Moon twice, and the only one to have flown there twice without making a landing. Lovell was also the first person to fly in space four times.
In Media[]
Lovell's infamous mission aboard the Apollo 13 rocket was chronicled in the book Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13 by Jeffrey Kluger and was the subject of the 1995 blockbuster film Apollo 13, directed by Ron Howard. In the film, the role of Jim Lovell was played by actor Tom Hanks.