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Jim Lovell
Gemini 12 Commander; Apollo 13 Commander
Biographical Record
United States Navy test pilot and astronaut (b. 1928), Gemini 12 Commander on the November 1966 mission on which Aldrin conducted his five-and-a-half-hour spacewalk. Subsequently Commander of Apollo 13 in April 1970, the famous near-loss mission. Author of Lost Moon
Compiled from primary sources held in the NHI Archive.
Credentials & Roles
Category
Other
Role
Gemini 12 Commander; Apollo 13 Commander
Sources
Exhibition pages
Archive Sources
This profile was editorially curated from primary sources in the NHI Archive, including newsletters, books, government documents, and witness testimony.
