Lovell Passes

[Velocity173]

Well I haven’t seen a thread on this yet so here it is. The last of the Apollo 8 boys has passed on. “Houston…we have a problem.”

Acting NASA Administrator Reflects on Legacy of Astronaut Jim Lovell - NASA

The following is a statement from acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy on the passing of famed Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell. He passed away Aug. 7, in Lake

www.nasa.gov

 

[AV8R_87]

Gemini 7
Gemini 12
Apollo 8
Apollo 13

This man did 10 laps around the moon, with one hand on the steering wheel.

He always had good stories to tell at the various Apollo reunions.
Always humble and friendly, he even refused to wear an Admiral's rank in the Apollo 13 movie, insisting on wearing his actual rank of Captain and his own Navy uniform.

Astronaut Jim Lovell, famed Apollo 13 commander, dies at 97

Lovell was also the first astronaut to go to space four times and part of the Apollo 8 crew, the first to launch on the Saturn V rocket and first to orbit the moon.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Racerx]

Only fitting it's a full moon tonight.

 

[Learnin’ to fly…]

Oh man. What a shame.

I actually just watched Apollo 13:Survival on Netflix on Wednesday night. Some really great footage that I had never seen before. Well worth the watch.

 

[Piperonca]

Jim Lovell never realized his dream of walking on the moon, but he had the considerable consolation of becoming America’s most famous astronaut for landing back on Earth alive. His aborted Apollo 13 mission, as memorialized in the classic movie, turned out to be one of NASA’s greatest triumphs.

https://www.wsj.com/opinion/jim-lovell-dies-apollo-13-nasa-astronaut-ba9950eb?st=pWGo4j&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

 

[AV8R_87]

Well I haven’t seen a thread on this yet so here it is.

I think I started creating one before you posted this, but yours got out first.
We should ask the mods to merge them.

 

[AV8R_87]

Apollo 13's flight journal is always worth a read.

Apollo 13 Flight Journal - Index Page

Same for Apollo 8.

Apollo 8 Flight Journal - Index Page

 

[geneseib]

Gemini 7
Gemini 12
Apollo 8
Apollo 13

This man did 10 laps around the moon, with one hand on the steering wheel.

And then that other lap on 13 where he probably had both hands on the wheel.

 

[Shepherd]

RIP.
Job well done.

 

[Velocity173]

First To The Moon is an excellent documentary on Apollo 8.

 

[flyingcheesehead]

Jim Lovell mostly grew up in Milwaukee, and went to Wisconsin for a couple of years - 7th street in downtown Milwaukee was renamed James Lovell St. years ago, and there are other things locally bearing his name as well.

When I was a lineman in college, he would still fly his Baron in to attend the BPPP events we hosted. Even an astronaut can benefit from recurrent training as a GA pilot!