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."
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Defining ContributionCommanded Apollo 13's safe return after an in-flight explosion 4 Notable MissionApollo 8 (1968), Apollo 13 (1970) 4 Classification
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Source A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo AstronautsAndrew Chaikin
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Wikimedia FoundationJim 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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Wikipedia Jim Lovell lead section infobox, selection field (w-bbfill-edspace5-0927)View the Source 3. NASA Astronaut Biographies
4. A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts
Andrew Chaikin
Wikidata: Jim Lovell
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