Famed Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell dies at 97-years-old

I was going to post that but then I saw the autographed photo. I suppose it would depend who is President and who makes decisions on stamp issues. Right now perhaps yes.

What an amazing man. And from all the interviews I’ve seen of him, humble, kind, decent, adventurous, brave, and cool under pressure.

That was a beautiful autographed photo. I wish I had it. I had a Buzz Aldrin signed photo. I sold it last year after my wife passed. I was in the hole and needed the money.

Understand. I’m probably crazy but my collecting days are over except if I see something interesting on the internet I’ll save the pic on my computer. It’s not exactly the same but it fulfills whatever is left over of my collecting desire. Storage and access is surprisingly quite easy.

Sadly, no.

I’m going to print that photo you posted and hang it on the wall. Like you, I don’t collect as much as I used to. I sold off a lot of my autographs over the years and will probably sell off most of the rest by next year.

I have a rather extensive stamp collection that I will need to get together and start shopping it around. I stopped collecting many years ago but I have many rare and higher value items.

I am now collecting silver and gold, but that is for a different reason.

All the best with liquidating

I have in my collection a four DVD set containing PDF files of Apollo/Saturn information. It is a bit mind boggling at times. That collection includes plumbing and wiring diagrams of the Saturn V, the logic diagram of the Command Module computer, and a terrifying treatise on navigation and dynamic control.

Lovell was a true American hero who had unique adventures in space on Apollo 8 and Apollo 13.

Now he belongs to the ages.

May he rest in peace.

Apollo Book Collection Volume 2

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The Mighty Saturns

General Saturn Documents

Saturn Illustrarted Chronology, April 1957 - August 1963

Saturn Illustrated Chronology. Saturn's First Eight Years, April 1957 - April 1965

Saturn Illustrated Chronology. Saturn's First Ten Years, April 1957 - April 1967

Saturn Illustrated Chronology: Saturn's First Eleven Years, April 1957 - April 1968

Apollo Systems Description. Volume 2 - Saturn Launch Vehicles February 1964

Launch Vehicle Handbook - August 1961

Survey of Saturn/Apollo checkout automation, spring 1965 - Detailed description

Astrionics system handbook - Saturn launch vehicle

Stages to Saturn

Apollo launch-vehicle man-rating: Some considerations and an alternative contingency plan

S-IVB/J-2 Engine Restart

Apollo launch vehicle design

Utilization of Saturn/Apollo control and checkout system for prelaunch checkout and launch operations

Saturn I

Saturn

The Apollo 'A'/Saturn C-1 Launch Vehicle System - July 1961

Vibration and Acoustic Analysis Saturn SA-10 Flight

Saturn I Summary

Automation in Saturn 1 First Stage Checkout

Investigation of S-IV All Systems Vehicle Explosion

Pictorial progress of saturn launch vehicle - transportation, launching, test facilities

Telemetry system for saturn s-i stage development

Saturn technical information handbook, volume 2

Saturn I Block II Guidance Summary Report

Preliminary Saturn launch vehicle interface requirements specification

An aerodynamic analysis of saturn 1 block 1 flight test vehicles

Saturn IB

Saturn 1B/Centaur Propulsion Systems Compatibility Study

Apollo Command Module Access Arms, Saturn IB, Launch Complexes 34 and 37 Engineering Report

Orbital Payload Potential: Saturn 1B Earth Launch Vehicle Using Solid Propellant Motors

LC-34 and LC-37 deactivation

SATURN STAGE S-I-8 FINAL STATIC TEST REPORT

SATURN S-IB STAGE FINAL STATIC TEST REPORTSTAGE S-IB-4

SATURN S-IB STAGE FINAL STATIC TEST REPORT, STAGE S-IB-2

A SUPERSONIC/HYPERSONIC AERODYNAMIC INVESTIGATION OF THE SATURN 1B/APOLLO UPPER STAGE

SATURN IB/S-IVB STAGE SEPARATION CONTROLLABILITY REPORT

FLIGHT DATA DISPLAY STUDIES FOR REAL TIME COMPUTER FLIGHT EVALUATION FINAL REPORT

Static loads on the saturn i-apollo launch vehicle

Saturn IB/V Astrionics System

Saturn IB Electrical Ground Support Equipment for Launch Complex 34

SATURN IB/S-IVB STAGE SEPARATION CONTROLLABILITY REPORT

Saturn V

Saturn V LOR Payload Capability Commitment

Saturn V Payload Capibility

Saturn V Systems Familiarization

SA-503 Saturn V Flight Manual

Project Apollo - A Description of a Saturn C-3 and Nova Vehicle - July 1961

Direct Flight Atudy Using Saturn C-5 for Apollo Project. Volume 1: Summary

State-of-the-Art Reliability Estimate of Saturn 5 Propulsion Systems

Saturn 5 Launch Vehicle Digital Computer. Volume 1: General Description and Theory

Apollo/Saturn 5 Facility Description. Volume 2 - Launch complex 39 Facility Description

Apollo/Saturn 5 - Launch Complex 39, Mobile Launcher Service Arms, Operations and Maintenance Technical Manual

Estimation of fireball from Saturn vehicles following failure on launch pad

Propellant Feed Ducting and Engine Gimbal Lines for the Saturn Vehicle

Range Safety System Operations During Saturn 5 Launch Countdowns

Technical Study for the Use of the Saturn 5, INT-21 and Other Saturn 5 Derivatives to Determine an Optimum Fourth Stage (space tug). Volume 1: Technical Volume, Book 1

Maintenance and Support Plan for Saturn F-1, H-1, and J-2 Rocket Engines

The Application of In-Flight Winds to the Design and Operation of the Saturn V/Apollo Vehicle

Description of the S-IC stage structure

A description of the S-IC stage propellant and propellant pressurization systems

F-1 rocket engine data manual

S-IC stage transporting and handling

Ground Support Equipment and Launch Installations at John F. Kennedy Space Center, NASA, for the Manned Lunar Landing Program

Electrical Reference Handbook, Launch Equipment Branch Electrical Support Equipment LC-39, Volume 1

STUDY OF THE STABILITY OF THE S-IC OPEN-LOOP PROPELLANT-HYDRAULIC SYSTEM

SATURN S-IC - VIBRATION, SHOCK-AND ACOUSTIC TEST

SATURN S-II MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING WORKING GROUP MEETING MEETING NUMBER FIVE

Statement by Wernher von Braun before the Subcommittee on Manned Spaceflight

A detailed study of manual backup control systems for the Saturn 5 launch vehicle

Description and performance of the Saturn launch vehicle's navigation, guidance, and control system

Apollo LEM adapter structural analysis Final report, Jan. 1965 - Apr. 1966

Apollo-Saturn emergency detection system description (AS-500 series vehicle)

Automatic malfunction analysis by discrete network simulation

Static aerodynamic characteristics of the aborted Apollo-Saturn V vehicle

Saturn 5 and Spacecraft Breakup Problems

Uprated Saturn 1 and Saturn 5 Configuration Difference Charts

DS-2728 model specification Saturn S-4B-D stage

The astrionics system of Saturn launch vehicles

F-1 Engine System

Study of J-2S engine impact on Saturn 5 launch operations

Detail system model specification Saturn 5 S-4B-500-ST stage simulator

J-2 rocket engine design information

Saturn V/S-4B stage modifications for propellant control

Application of analysis and models to structural dynamic problems related to the Apollo-Saturn 5 launch vehicle

C-5 Launch Facilities

Apollo Saturn 5 flight safety plan vehicle AS-504

Launch Complex 39

Vehicle Assembly Building /VAB/ Fact Sheet

Moonport: A History of ApolloLaunch Facilities and Operations

Launch pad to the moon: Construction bidding cost of Launch Complex 39, part 1

A study of LC-39 cryogenic systems. Part 1: A study of the vacuum insulated transfer lines at Kennedy Space Center. Part 2: Cooldown pressure surges

Saturn V Electrical Ground Support Equipment for Launch Complex 39

Apollo/Saturn Launch Complex 39 Operations and Maintenance. Vehicle Assembly Building Elevator Systems, High-Bay Elevators Numbers 1-16, Volume 1

Apollo/Saturn Launch Complex 39 Operations and Maintenance. Volume 2: Vehicle Assembly Building. Elevator Systems: High-bay Elevator no. 17

Apollo/Saturn Launch Complex 39 Operations and Maintenance. Volume 3: Vehicle Assembly Building Elevator Systems, Low-Bay Elevators Numbers 18-21

NOVA

An all-solid-propellant Nova injection vehicle system for the direct-ascent Man-on-Moon Project

Some interrelationships and long range implications of C-3 lunar rendezvous and solid Nova vehicle concepts

SOLID-BOOSTED NOVA VEHICLE STUDY. VOLUME III - CURRENT-TECHNOLOGY VEHICLE FINAL REPORT

Evaluation of the JPL Proposal for a Large Four Stage Solid Rocket Nova Vehilce for a Manned Lunar Landing, Vol. 2

Apollo Unmanned Missions

Preflight report command module boilerplate number 6A airplane drop, parachute test

Boilerplate Number 9, Spacecraft Dynamics Simulation Ground Test Specification, Project Apollo Spacecraft

Project Apollo End Item Specification, Boilerplate Number 26

Apollo Little Joe and Pad Abort

Launch vehicle flight report - Nasa project Apollo Little Joe 2 qualification test vehicle 12-50-1 - September 1963

Program Apollo Flight Mission Directive Apollo Little Joe II Mission A-003, BP-22

Little Joe II-Algol Propulsion System Technical Interface Control Document

LITTLE JOE II MOTOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FINAL REPORT

Solid Rocket Plant Little Joe II Program

Postlaunch Report for Apollo Mission A-001

Monthly Progress Report Little Joe II Test Launch Vehicle 10 Dec 64

Facilities Plan - NASA Project Apollo Test Launch Vehicle, Little Joe 2

Preliminary Little Joe 2 launch vehicle interface specification

Vehicle test plan Apollo mission a-004 spacecraft 002

NASA Support Manual - Apollo Description Manual Applicable to Boilerplate 6 Only

SA-01

SA 01 Flight Evaluation

Propellant sloshing problems of Saturn test flight SA-1

Test result part 1 of the firing test report Saturn vehicle SA-1

Error Analysis of Propulsion System for Saturn I - SA-1 Booster

SA-02

SA-02 Flight Evaluation

Aerodynamic evaluation of SA-2 flight

Instrumentation operations analysis. Part 2B: Saturn vehicle SA-2

Technical Information Summary Concerning Saturn Vehicle SA-2

SA-03

Results of Saturn I SA-3 Launch

SA 03 Flight Evaluation Report Vol 1

SA 03 Flight Evaluation Report Vol 2

Results of the Third Saturn I SA 3 Launch

Results of the Third Saturn 1 Launch Vehicle Test Flight

Space Vehicle SA-3, Telemetry System

SA-04

Saturn SA-4 postflight trajectory

SA-05

Boilerplate No. 13, Spacecraft Saturn Research and Development Test SA-5 Specification

SATURN ANTENNA SYSTEMS SA-5, VOLUME 1

SATURN ANTENNA SYSTEMS, SA-5, VOLUME 3

Thermal Design and Thermal Data Analysis of SA-5 Payload

Rigid body control study for SA-5

SA-06

SA 06 Launch Results

Postlaunch Report for Apollo Mission A-101 - June 1964

Saturn SA-6 postflight trajectory

Space vehicle SA-6 telemetry system

SA-07

Results of Saturn I SA-7 Launch

Saturn SA-7/BP-15 postflight trajectory

Postlaunch report for Apollo mission A-102

Apollo spacecraft BP-15. A chronology of technical progress at Kennedy Space Center

SA-08

SA 08 Launch Results

Saturn SA-8/Pegasus B postflight trajectory

Manned space flight network performance analysis for the SA-8 mission

SA-8 Flight Test Data Report

Saturn I Launch Vehicle SA-8 and Launch Complex 37B functional Systems Description. Volume I- RP-1 Fuel System Functional Description, Index of Finding Numbers, and Mechanical Schematics

Saturn I Launch Vehicle SA-8 and Launch Complex 37B functional Systems Description. Volume II- RP-1 LOX System Functional Description, Index of Finding Numbers, and Mechanical Schematics

Saturn I Launch Vehicle SA-8 and Launch Complex 37B Functional Systems Description. Volume III- LH2 Fuel System Functional Description, Index of Finding Numbers, and Mechanical Schematics

Saturn I Launch Vehicle SA-8 and Launch Complex 37B Functional Systems Description. Volume IV- Nitrogen and Helium Storage Facility Functional Description, Index of Finding Numbers, and Mechanical Schematics

Saturn I Launch Vehicle SA-8 and Launch Complex 37B Functional Systems Description. Volume VII- Launch Pad Accessories - Functional Description, Index of Finding Numbers, and Mechanical Schematics

Saturn I Launch Vehicle SA-8 and Launch Complex 37B Functional Systems Description. Volume X-Separation and Flight Termination Systems Functional Description, Index of Finding Numbers, and Mechanical Schematics

SA-9, 8, and 10 Dispersion Analysis

SA-09

SA 09 Launch Results

SA-9/Apollo Firing Test Report

SA-9 Vehicle and Launch Complex, Functional Description.Launch Pad Accessories, Volume VII

SA-9 Launch Vehicle Measuring Systems and Associated Checkout GSE Description

SA-10

SA 10 Launch Results

Saturn SA-10/Pegasus C postflight trajectory

SA-10 flight mechanical summary technical memorandum

Range safety data for Saturn SA-10

Vibration and acoustic analyses, Saturn SA-10 flight

Saturn I Launch Vehicle SA-10 and Launch Complex 37B Functional Systems Description. Volume I- RP-1 Fuel System Functional Description, Index of Finding Numbers, and Mechanical Schematics

Saturn I Launch Vehicle SA-10 and Launch Complex 37B Functional Systems Description. Volume IV- Nitrogen and Helium Storage Facility Functional Description, Index of Finding Numbers, and Mechanical Schematics

Saturn I launch Vehicle SA-10 and Launch Complex 37B Functional Systems Description. Volume VI- Environmental Conditioning Systems Functional Fescription, Index of Finding Numbers, and Mechanical Schematics

Saturn I launch Vehicle SA-10 and Launch Complex 37B Functional Systems Description. Volume X- Separation and Flight Termination Systems Functional Fescription, Index of Finding Numbers, and Mechanical Schematics

SATURN S-I-10 STATIC TEST VIBRATION AND ACOUSTIC DATA

AS-201

AS 201 Launch Results

Saturn AS-201/Apollo Postflight Trajectory

AS 201 Launch Results Vol 2

Postlaunch Report for Mission AS-201 (Apollo spacecraft 009)

Control factors for Apollo-Saturn 201 vehicle

APOLLO EXPERIENCE REPORT: GUIDANCE AND CONTROL SYSTEMS: AUTOMATED CONTROL SYSTEM FOR UNMANNED MISSION AS-201

SATURN S-IB STAGE ASSEMBLY AND TEST REPORT, S-IB-1

AS-201 MISSION RELIABILITY ANALYSIS

NEWSaturn S-4B-201 stage acceptance firing test plan

Saturn S-IB Stage Final Static Test Report

SA-201 launch vehicle RF and telemetry systems description

AS-202

Apollo Spacecraft 011: Postlaunch Report for Mission AS-202

AS 202 Saturn IB Results Vol 2

Saturn S-1B Stage and Saturn 1B Program: Saturn AS-202 Postflight Trajectory

AS-202 LAUNCH VEHICLE OPERATIONAL FLIGHT TRAJECTORY

Entry flight aerodynamics from Apollo mission AS-202

AS-202 reentry guidance and navigation equations and flow logic

AS-202 spacecraft 011 - Propulsion performance evaluation

Apollo guidance, navigation and control: Guidance and navigation system operations plan Apollo mission 202

SATURN S-IB STAGE FINAL STATIC TEST REPORT, STAGE S-IB-2

AS-203

AS 203 Launch Results

EVALUATION OF AS-203 LOW GRAVITY ORBITAL EXPERIMENT

Saturn SA-203 postflight trajectory

Saturn S-IVB-203 stage acceptance firing test plan

Results of the third Saturn IB Launch Vehicle Test Flight AS 203

Aeroelaxtic Characteristics of the Saturn IB SA-203 Launch Vehicle

Control System Information for SA-203

Apollo 4

Apollo 4 Mission Report

Apollo 4 mission report. Supplement 7: Command-module/service-module separation disturbances

Apollo 4 Technical Information Summary

Apollo 4 Saturn V Report

J-2 engine performance analysis flight AS-501 /Apollo 4/ S-2 and S-4B stages

Investigation of SA-501 S-4B auxiliary propulsion system anomalies

ENTRY AERODYNAMICS AT LUNAR RETURN CONDITIONS OBTAINED FROM THE FLIGHT OF APOLLO 4 (AS-501)

Launch vehicle error analysis for Apollo/Saturn 501

Predicted launch abort and landing point data computed during Apollo 4

Apollo 5

Apollo 5 mission report

Apollo 5 Mission Report. Supplement 2: Apollo Mission 5/AS-204/LM-1 Trajectory Reconstruction and Postflight Analysis, Volume 1

APOLLO 5 MISSION - FINAL FLIGHT EVALUATION REPORT

Functional requirements and timeline constraints for cabin atmosphere evaluation, Apollo Saturn 5

Apollo 6

Apollo 6 Mission Report

Apollo 6 Saturn V Report

Apollo/Saturn 5 Postflight Trajectory: AS-502

Apollo 6 (A-2 or AS-502/020) operational Mode 1 Launch escape vehicle abort plan

APOLLO 6 ENTRY POSTFLIGHT ANALYSIS

APOLLO 6 MISSION - FINAL FLIGHT EVALUATION REPORT

Cloud Comparisons Netween Apollo 6 Photography and ATS 3 and ESSA 3 Photography

AS-502 Entry Accuracy

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Thumbs up. Both.

You, sir...have an amazing family. Kudos.

Those were wonderful, heroic, historic times.

I have one of those on a collector’s edition envelope, cancelled on May 5th, 1969, First Day of Issue. The stamp fell off because the glue dried up. It has a nice black and white drawing of Borman, Lovell, and Anders on the front.

I just stuck the stamp inside the envelope.

It was an absolute MIRACLE those guys made it back down to Earth every time they did!

Yeah, I can see the ‘adrenaline junkies’ component to all of that.

I was stationed in Germany in 1986 when we lost ‘Challenger.’ We had been in the field, so didn’t know of it until about a week after it happened. It was like a punch to the gut. :(

It was like a punch to the gut

No kidding! I still tear up when I think about that, and I'm a crusty old man.

I met and had lunch with him back in the 80s. A nicer and more interesting man you could not find. A true American hero. God bless and keep Jim Lovel. He was a treasure.

‘Challenger’ and 9/11, both.

I cry over TV commercials sometimes - but I change the channel if they’re showing abused animals or sad baby elephants. :(

Sorry, Animal Activists! My dollars go to my local no-kill shelter, and I am a SUCKER for taking in their elderly dogs that need a home to live out their days in sunshine, fresh air and freedom! (We should ALL be so lucky!) I have a 15 year old ‘retired’ Beagle sleeping at my feet right now; Dolly Doodlebug.

I raise hunting dogs and I just can’t abide seeing other animals in distress like that! ‘No Sad Puppy Shows!’ ‘No Sad Elephant Shows!’

So, I’m right behind ya, Old Man, LOL!

Rest in peace, sir and thank you for your valuable contributions to our space program.

Sending up a prayer for his loved ones.