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Jim Lovell

Also Known As James Arthur Lovell Jr.
United States

An American astronaut who commanded Apollo 13, leading his crew safely home after an in-flight oxygen tank explosion forced the mission's Moon landing to be aborted, a survival effort described as NASA's "successful failure."

Facts
Birth Date
1928-03-25 3
Birth Year
1928 1
Death Date
2025-08-07 1
Death Year
2025 1
Nationality
American 3
Defining Contribution
Commanded Apollo 13's safe return after an in-flight explosion 4
Notable Mission
Apollo 8 (1968), Apollo 13 (1970) 4
Classification
Astronaut Role
Pilot 1
Dating
Selection Year
1962 2
Connections

Associated With

Apollo Program, Missions and Programs
Source A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo AstronautsAndrew Chaikin
NASA, Space Agencies and Companies
Source NASA Astronaut Biographies

Missions Crewed

Apollo 13, Missions and Programs
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Apollo 8, Missions and Programs
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Jim Lovell, Later life and death section
    Lovell died on August 7, 2025, at his home in Lake Forest, Illinois, at the age of 97.
  • Jim Lovell, Wikipedia - lead section
    James Arthur Lovell Jr.; March 25, 1928 - August 7, 2025
  • Jim Lovell, Wikipedia - Later life and death section
    Lovell died on August 7, 2025, at his home in Lake Forest, Illinois, at the age
  • Jim Lovell, Wikipedia - lead section, astronaut role
    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.
  • Missions Crewed: Apollo 13, Apollo 13, crew section
  • Missions Crewed: Apollo 8, Apollo 8
    The three astronauts, Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and William Anders, were the first humans to see and photograph the far side of the Moon and an Earthrise.
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2. Jim Lovell (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia Jim Lovell lead section infobox, selection field (w-bbfill-edspace5-0927)View the Source
3. NASA Astronaut Biographies
National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationView the Source
4. A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts
Andrew Chaikin
Wikidata: Jim Lovell
Wikidata Q111240, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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