Cosmonaut / Astronaut
Jim Lovell
Commander of Apollo 13. A veteran of Gemini 7, Gemini 12, and Apollo 8 (the first crewed flight to orbit the Moon), he later co-wrote the memoir "Lost Moon", the basis for the 1995 film Apollo 13.
- Born
- 25 Mar 1928
- Died
- 7 Aug 2025
- Spaceflights
- 2
- Time in space
- ≈ 12 days
Missions
Spaceflights
Apollo 8
In December 1968, Apollo 8 became the first crewed mission to leave Earth orbit and fly around the Moon. On Christmas Eve the crew of Borman, Lovell and Anders read a passage from Genesis from lunar orbit and took the famous Earthrise photograph.
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Apollo 13
Third crewed Apollo Moon-landing attempt, aborted after an in-flight oxygen tank explosion; all three astronauts returned safely after a six-day mission.
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Timeline
Career at a glance
- 1928Born25 March 1928
- 1968Apollo 821 December 1968
- 1970Apollo 1311 April 1970
- 2025Died7 August 2025
Programmes
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