James 'Jim' Arthur Lovell, Jr., Captain, USN, Ret. (born March 25, 1928) is a former NASA astronaut, most famous as the commander of Apollo 13, which suffered an explosion enroute to the Moon but was brought back safely to Earth by the efforts of the crew and mission control. Lovell was also the command module pilot of Apollo 8, the first Apollo mission to enter lunar orbit. Wikipedia
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Playing Jim Lovell in Apollo 13 had a profound and inspirational effect upon actor Tom Hanks. Ever since, he has been involved in promoting manned space flight. Director Ron Howard paid great attention to detail; Fred Haise has commented on how realistic www.astronautics.tv/apollo13.html
... of U.S. Astronauts Lovell James Arthur, Jr. "Shaky" USA more photos Personal data Birthdate: 25.03.1928 Birthplace: Cleveland / Ohio Marital status... www.spacefacts.de/bios/astronauts/english/lovell_james.htm
