Posted on 08/08/2025 12:50:30 PM PDT by God luvs America
In 1968, the Apollo 8 crew of Lovell, Frank Borman and William Anders was the first to leave Earth's orbit and the first to fly to and circle the moon. They could not land, but they put the U.S. ahead of the Soviets in the space race.
During the harrowing Apollo 13 flight in April 1970, Lovell was supposed to be the fifth man to walk on the moon. But Apollo 13's service module, carrying Lovell and two others, experienced a sudden oxygen tank explosion on its way to the moon. The astronauts barely survived, spending four cold and clammy days in the cramped lunar module as a lifeboat.
''The thing that I want most people to remember is (that) in some sense it was very much of a success,'' Lovell said during a 1994 interview. ''Not that we accomplished anything, but a success in that we demonstrated the capability of (NASA) personnel.''
The popular 1995 movie "Apollo 13" brought Lovell, Fred Haise and Jack Swigert renewed fame — thanks in part to Lovell's movie persona reporting "Houston, we have a problem."
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RIP Astronaut Lovell.
The Astronauts weren’t quite the perfect heroes the brass wanted them to be. The long hours and days and weeks away from home took a toll on marriages.
Apollo 8 crew was unique in a number of ways, one of them was all 3 remained married. Borman, Anders, Lovell were exceptional individuals. They all were, but I thought it was interesting. Lovell named a navigation point on the Moon after his wife Marilyn.
Hi honey! Remember our upcoming trip to Mexico this December?
“Uh-oh” she says …
I might be going somewhere else ….
NASA laughed in the face of superstition and decided not to skip #13. Superstition: Hold my beer!
RIP...one of my childhood heroes.
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.
Houston, we have a problem
I had forgotten that beautiful stamp but I have never forgotten the astronauts reading the bible while they circled the moon.
Jim Lovell—may his Memory be Eternal!
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