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Jim Lovell

Jim Lovell
Personal information
NameJim Lovell
TypeNASA Astronaut
NationalityAmerican
StatusRetired
Other occupationTest Pilot
RankCaptain, USN
Time in space29d 19h 03m
Selection1962 NASA Group
MissionsGemini 7, Gemini 12, Apollo 8, Apollo 13

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James "Jim" Arthur Lovell, Jr., (born March 25, 1928) is a former NASA astronaut and a retired captain in the United States Navy, most famous as the commander of the Apollo 13 mission, which suffered a critical failure en route to the Moon but was brought back safely to Earth by the efforts of the crew and mission control. Lovell was also the command module pilot of Apollo 8, the first Apollo mission to enter lunar orbit. Lovell is a recipient of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He is one of only 24 people to have flown to the Moon, the first of only three people to fly to the Moon twice, and the only one to do so without making a landing. Lovell was also the first American to fly in space four times.

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Jim Lovell, the real Captain of Apollo 13, speaks at the AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute To Tom Hanks. CONNECT WITH AFI: facebook.com twitter.com AFI.com AFI FACEBOOK APP: apps.facebook.com
2.30 min. | 4.97 user rating		 This is a commercial for the Boy Scouts of America featuring astronaut Jim Lovell from the Apollo moon missions.
0.50 min. | 4.50 user rating		 Jim Lovell speaking at Purdue Ag. Fish Fry in Indianapolis. He discusses the launch and preparing to leave Earth's orbit.
3.47 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Formal Naval pilot and NASA astronaut Captain James A. Lovell visits the Pritzker Military Library for a one-on-one interview with John Callaway. In this clip, he discusses the story behind the famous quote "Houston, we have a problem". The entire unedited interview can be viewed at www.pritzkermilitarylibrary.org
0.75 min. | 4.54 user rating		 Jim Lovell speaking at the Purdue Ag. Fish Fry in Indianapolis. So far, the mission is going fine. He talks about the TV broadcast from the Odyssey as well as what was happening down on Earth at the time.
2.65 min. | 5.0 user rating
Jim Lovell speaks at Purdue Ag. Fish Fry in Indianapolis. Now things are going wrong. Lunar landing now cancelled, there is gas escaping into space among other problems. The crew tries to figure out how to use the Lunar Module (Aquarius) as a lifeboat. Lovell learns "always expect the unexpected."
5.82 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Christmas Eve, 1968. Apollo 8 orbits the moon, and the astronauts read from the book of Genesis. Why'd they do it? Who selected it? What did NASA think? WGN's Emmy-award winning producer Pam Grimes takes a look back at the 1968 Apollo mission through the eyes of astronaut Jim Lovell.
5.28 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Jim Lovell speaks at the Purdue Ag. Fish Fry in Indianapolis. He talks about the struggle to survive the rest of the journey. Common theme: "We're not gonna get home." After this my camera's batteries die. To fill the main stuff in: They used a sock, duct tape, a piece of plastic, and some cardboard from the flight manual to construct a device to help the Lunar Module (Aquarius) remove Carbon Dioxide from the air... they slingshot around the moon... make a few vital angle corrections *manually* based on locations of stars, Earth, and the Sun... and power up the Command Module just before re-entering our atmosphere.
1.90 min. | 4.83 user rating		 1997, Bill Kaysing's lawsuit against Jim Lovell was thrown out of court. Ten years on, the propagandists still neglect to tell their readers why it got thrown out of court. The time has come for enlightenment. www.moonmovie.com http www.ralphrene.com http Jarrah White would like to invite you to see the Apollo 11 footage that Svector, Phantom Wolf and Shane Killian have tried to suppress from public view. APOLLO XI: THE LITTLE GEM moonhoax.us See also the evidence of faked and suppressed Apollo 10 footage that Mark Gray doesn't want you to see. FLAGGING THE GEMS moonhoax.us
10.45 min. | 4.03 user rating		 1997, Bill Kaysing's lawsuit against Jim Lovell was thrown out of court. Ten years on, the propagandists still neglect to tell their readers why it got thrown out of court. The time has come for enlightenment. www.moonmovie.com http www.ralphrene.com http Jarrah White would like to invite you to see the Apollo 11 footage that Svector, Phantom Wolf and Shane Killian have tried to suppress from public view. APOLLO XI: THE LITTLE GEM moonhoax.us See also the evidence of faked and suppressed Apollo 10 footage that Mark Gray doesn't want you to see. FLAGGING THE GEMS moonhoax.us
10.73 min. | 3.81 user rating

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Washington Post--The NCAA's attitude toward college football is like the scene in "Apollo 13," when astronaut -Jim Lovell's- wife Marilyn takes in the damage after the ... - Date : Mon, 10 Jan 2011 14:02:02 GMT+00:00
CLEAT drops request for investigation into Denison PD - KXII-TV Tweet this news
KXII-TV--Back in September, CLEAT filed an extensive public information request to look into how Denison Police Chief -Jim Lovell- allegedly used seized vehicles while ... - Date : Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:00:30 GMT+00:00
Health care center named after Lovell to open Friday - Lake Forester Tweet this news
Lake Forester--Retired Navy officer and NASA astronaut -Jim Lovell-, a Lake Forest resident, will see his name entered on another page ... - Date : Thu, 30 Sep 2010 10:45:24 GMT+00:00

Congressional Space Medal of Honor

Michael P. Anderson � * Neil Armstrong * Frank Borman * David M. Brown � * Roger Chaffee � * Kalpana Chawla � * Laurel B. Clark � * Charles "Pete" Conrad, Jr. * Robert Crippen * John Glenn * Virgil "Gus" Grissom � * Rick Husband � * Greg Jarvis � * James Lovell * Shannon Lucid * Christa McAuliffe � * Willie McCool � * Ronald McNair � * Ellison Onizuka � * Ilan Ramon � * Judith Resnik � * Dick Scobee � * Alan Shepard * William Shepherd * Michael Smith � * Thomas P. Stafford * Edward White � * John W. Young |



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