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 Number of Flights FirstsPioneering Spaceflight Milestone 2 Classification
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Source A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo AstronautsAndrew Chaikin
Source NASA Astronaut Biographies
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Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Additional Source Jim Lovell (Wikipedia)Apollo 13, crew section
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Additional Source Apollo 8 (Wikipedia)Lead section
Operated By
Source Jim Lovell (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
Nationality
Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.
Source Wikidata: Jim Lovell
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1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia Foundation- Astronaut Role: Pilot
- Birth Year: 1928
- Death Date: 2025-08-07
- Death Year: 2025
2. Jim Lovell (Wikipedia)
- Wikipedia Jim Lovell lead section infobox, selection field (w-bbfill-edspace5-0927)
Lead section, firsts
He was the first person to fly into space four times.
Lead section, firsts (2)
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.
Lead section
James Arthur Lovell Jr. ( LUV-əl; March 25, 1928 - August 7, 2025) was an American astronaut, naval aviator, test pilot, and mechanical engineer.
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.
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 - Later life and death section
Lovell died on August 7, 2025, at his home in Lake Forest, Illinois, at the age
Operated By: NASA, Lead paragraph, operated-by
Lovell was passed over by NASA as one of the Mercury Seven astronauts because of a temporarily high bilirubin count.
- Missions Crewed: Apollo 13, Apollo 13, crew section
In Group: Apollo and Skylab Astronauts, Lead sentence
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.
View the Source3. NASA Astronaut Biographies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration- Birth Date: 1928-03-25
- Nationality: American
View the Source 4. A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts
Andrew Chaikin- Defining Contribution: Commanded Apollo 13's safe return after an in-flight explosion
- Notable Mission: Apollo 8 (1968), Apollo 13 (1970)
5. The Space Devs Launch Library 2: Launch Library 2 astronaut list, records 1 to 100
The Space Devs Launch Library 2Astronaut record 34, Jim LovellQuote, Astronaut record 34, Jim Lovell
"name": "Jim Lovell" ... "flights_count": 4
Wikidata: Jim Lovell
Wikidata Q111240, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Apollo 8 (Wikipedia)
Missions Crewed: Apollo 8, Lead sectionQuote, Missions Crewed: Apollo 8, Lead section
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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