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.
Amerikaans astronaut (1928–2025)
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Jim Lovell was an American astronaut and test pilot who flew to the Moon twice—first as command module pilot on Apollo 8 in 1968, and later as commander of Apollo 13 in 1970. He is historically significant because he was among the first humans to orbit the Moon, and because he safely brought the Apollo 13 crew back to Earth after a critical failure during their lunar mission.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 25 March 1928
- Works
- 6
Top works
- APOLLO 13 (LOST MOON MOVIE TIE-IN) (Movie Tie-in)
- Lost Moon
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1928
- Active to
- 2025
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
Article · Nederlands
James Arthur Lovell of kortweg Jim Lovell (Cleveland (Ohio), 25 maart 1928) was kapitein bij de United States Navy, aeronautisch ingenieur, testpiloot en astronaut. Lovell was de gezagvoerder van de onfortuinlijke vlucht Apollo 13, samen met Fred Haise en Jack Swigert. Jim Lovell was ook bemanningslid van de ruimtevluchten Gemini 7, Gemini 12 en Apollo 8.
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