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Here's everything to know about NASA's 1970 space mission Apollo 13, including its purpose, what went wrong, if the crew survived and more.
Marilyn Lovell watched nervously along with the rest of the nation as her husband, Jim, and two other astronauts, successfully brought the Apollo 13 spacecraft back to earth.
James “Jim” Leroy Lovell, 64, of Central City, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, December 5, 2024, at his home. The family will greet friends from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 12, 2024 ...
Marilyn Lovell in 1968 watching a training session for recovering a space capsule after a landing in the Gulf of Mexico. Her husband, Jim Lovell, was once the nation’s most experienced astronaut ...
Illinois has named Dec. 21 to be Captain James Lovell Day. Say what you want about Illinois, but this one deserves a massive round of applause. Jim Lovell is one of my personal heroes. I've never ...
Jim Lovell spoke to the American Veterans Center about joining the Navy, becoming an astronaut and the rescue of the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission.
Marilyn Lillie Lovell, wife of astronaut Jim Lovell, dies at 93 The Wisconsin native was a member of the Astronaut Wives Club and is immortalized on the Moon with a mountain in her name.
Jim Lovell On the C-SPAN Networks: Jim Lovell was an Astronaut for NASA with eight videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1995 National Press Club Speech.
FILE - In this April 21, 1970 file photo, Apollo 13 commander James A. Lovell Jr., left, opens the astronauts televised news conference at the Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, by saying "I'm not ...
On April 11, 1970, the Apollo 13 spacecraft launched with astronauts Jack Swigert, 38, Jim Lovell, 42, and Fred Haise, 36. Apollo 13 was supposed to be NASA’s third moon-landing mission, howe… ...
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 ...