Jim Lovell
Alive
Born: 3/25/1928 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Age: 96
Full name: James Arthur Lovell Jr.
Noted For: U.S. astronaut; flew on Gemini 7 (1965) and Gemini 12 (1966) as commander; as command module pilot of Apollo 8, was one of the first three humans to leave Earth orbit and travel to the moon (1968). Joined his crewmates
Bill Anders and
Frank Borman in a Bible reading from lunar orbit on 24 December 1968. Commanded the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission (1970).
Quotation: "Houston, we've had a problem."
Copyright © 2024 by David Carson. The Dead or Alive Data Base is brought to you by Living Water Specialties.