Jim Lovell
American astronaut
- Born
- 25 March 1928, Cleveland
- Died
- 7 August 2025, aged 97
- Birth name
- James Arthur Lovell Jr.
James Arthur Lovell Jr. (March 25, 1928 – August 7, 2025) was an American astronaut, naval aviator, test pilot, and mechanical engineer. In 1968, as command module pilot of Apollo 8, he, along with Frank Borman and William Anders, became one of the first three astronauts to fly to and orbit the Moon. He then commanded in 1970 the Apollo 13 lunar mission, which, after a critical failure en route, looped around the Moon and returned safely to Earth.
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