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James Lovell
 
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James Lovell |
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Born on: |
25 Mar 1928 |
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Join NASA in: |
17 Sep 1962 |
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Current status: |
Retired 1 Mar 1973 |
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Spaceflight |
Position |
Date |
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Gemini 7 |
Pilot |
04.12. - 18.12.1965 |
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Gemini 12 |
Cmdr |
11.11. - 15.11.1966 |
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Apollo 8 |
CMP |
21.12. - 27.12.1968 |
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Apollo 13 |
Cmdr |
11.04. - 17.04.1970 |
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Spaceflight experience: |
Captain Lovell was selected as an Astronaut by NASA in
September 1962. He has since served as backup pilot for
the Gemini 4 flight and backup Commander for the Gemini 9
flight, as well as backup Commander to Neil Armstrong for
the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission.
On December 4, 1965, he and Frank Borman were launched
into space on the history-making Gemini 7 mission. The
flight lasted 330 hours and 35 minutes and included the
first rendezvous of two manned maneuverable spacecraft.
The Gemini 12 mission, commanded by Lovell with Pilot
Edwin Aldrin, began on November 11, 1966. This 4-day,
59-revolution flight brought the Gemini program to a
successful close. Lovell served as Command Module Pilot
and Navigator on the epic six-day journey of Apollo 8 -
man's maiden voyage to the moon - December 21-27, 1968.
Apollo 8 was the first manned spacecraft to be lifted into
near-earth orbit by a 7-1/2 million pound thrust Saturn V
launch vehicle; and Lovell and fellow crewmen, Frank
Borman and William A. Anders, became the first humans to
leave the Earth's gravitational influence.
He completed his fourth mission as Spacecraft Commander of
the Apollo 13 flight, April 11-17, 1970, and became the
first man to journey twice to the moon. Apollo 13 was
programmed for ten days. However, the original flight plan
was modified en route to the moon due to a failure of the
Service Module cryogenic oxygen system. Lovell and fellow
crewmen, John L. Swigert and Fred W. Haise, working
closely with Houston ground controllers, converted their
lunar module "Aquarius" into an effective lifeboat. Their
emergency activation and operation of lunar module systems
conserved both electrical power and water in sufficient
supply to assure their safety and survival while in space
and for the return to earth.
Captain Lovell held the record for time in space with a
total of 715 hours and 5 minutes until surpassed by the
Skylab flights.
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