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The naval aviator turned astronaut led the mission, guiding it safely back to Earth after it went perilously wrong.
A naval aviator turned Gemini and Apollo member, his leadership helped prevent the failed 1970 mission from turning deadly.
Captain James "Jim" Lovell, Jr., the celebrated naval aviator and astronaut who commanded the harrowing Apollo 13 mission, ...
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Jim Lovell was an astronaut, mechanical engineer, and test pilot best remembered for the harrowing Apollo 13 mission. The mission was forced to abandon its lunar landing attempt in 1970.
Nicknamed "Smilin’ Jim” by his fellow astronauts, Jim Lovell was known for his wit and quick grin, said acting NASA ...
Lovell was a veteran of four spaceflights, including Apollo 13, during which he and his crewmates famously averted disaster.
In all, Lovell flew four space missions — and until the Skylab flights of the mid-1970s, he held the world record for the longest time in space.