Jim Lovell
American astronaut (1928-2025) · United States · On the map · Astronauts · Died at 97
James Arthur Lovell Jr. was an American astronaut, naval aviator, test pilot, and mechanical engineer. In 1968, as command module pilot of Apollo 8, he, along with Frank Borman and William Anders, became one of the first three astronauts to fly to and orbit the Moon.
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Lovell as an Annapolis midshipman in 1952
Group photo of NASA Astronaut Group 2; Lovell is in the center of the back row
Lovell before the Gemini 7 launch in the special G5C spacesuit, which had a zippered hood with a visor instead of a solid helmet
Lovell (second from left) and Buzz Aldrin (third from left) arrive aboard the recovery vessel, the aircraft carrier USS Wasp, after the Gemini 12 flight.Awards
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He then commanded in 1970 the Apollo 13 lunar mission, which, after a critical failure en route, looped around the Moon and returned safely to Earth.
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