Jim Lovell

Also known as James 'Jim' Arthur Lovell, Jr., James A. Lovell, Jr., James Arthur Lovell Jr., James Lovell Jr., Jim Arthur Lovell Jr., Jim A. Lovell Jr.

James Arthur Lovell Jr. 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 the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970 which, after a critical failure en route, looped around the Moon and returned safely to Earth.

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James Arthur Lovell Jr. was an American naval officer, astronaut, test pilot, and screenwriter. Born in Cleveland in 1928, he served in the United States Navy and was employed by NASA. He was a member of NASA Astronaut Group 2 and served on the crews of Apollo 13, Gemini 7, Gemini 12, and Apollo 8. His time in space totaled 42,903 minutes.

Lovell was educated at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the University of Southern California, Harvard Business School, and the United States Naval Test Pilot School. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Air Medal, and the Knight of the Legion of Honour. He died in Lake Forest in 2025.

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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…

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Odyssey — Self (archive footage)2026
Apollo 13: Survival — Self (archive footage)2024
Apollo 11 — Self2019
Apollo: The Forgotten Films — Self - Apollo Program Astronaut (voice)2019
Apollo: Missions to the Moon — Self - Command Module Pilot, Apollo 8 (archive footage)2019
On Camera: Fifteen Apollo Astronauts and Their Experience of a Lifetime2019
First to the Moon — Self2018
Earthrise2018
Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo — Himself2017
Salute to Apollo: EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 20172017

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Instance of: human
Part of: NASA Astronaut Group 2
Given name: Jim
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Cleveland
Place of death: Lake Forest
Occupation: screenwriter
Employer: NASA
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Field of work: spaceflight
Military branch: United States Navy
Image: James Lovell.jpg

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date of birth: 1928-03-25
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time in space: 42903
name in kana: ジェームズ・アーサー・ラヴェル・ジュニア
birth name: James Arthur Lovell Jr.
member of the crew of: Gemini 7
date of death: 2025-08-07
allegiance: United States
name in native language: pee pequeño
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James Arthur Lovell Jr. (/ˈlʌvəl/ LUV-əl; 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 the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970 which, after a critical failure en route, looped around the Moon and returned safely to Earth.

A 1952 graduate of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, Lovell flew McDonnell F2H Banshee night fighters. He was deployed in the Western Pacific aboard the aircraft carrier USS Shangri-La. In January 1958, he entered a six-month test pilot training course at the Naval Air Test Center at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, with Class 20 and graduated at the top of the class. He was then assigned to Electronics Test, working with radar, and in 1960 he became the Navy's McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II program manager. In 1961, he became a flight instructor and safety engineering officer at Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and completed Aviation Safety School at the University of Southern California.

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