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James Arthur Lovell Jr. (/ ˈ l ʌ v əl / LUV-əl; born March 25, 1928) is an American retired astronaut, naval aviator, test pilot and mechanical engineer. In 1968, as command module pilot of Apollo 8, he became, with Frank Borman and William Anders, one of the first three astronauts to fly to and orbit the Moon.
As of June 2024, James Lovell is the last surviving Apollo 8 astronaut. Frank Borman and William Anders died on November 7, 2023, [ 22 ] and on June 7, 2024, [ 23 ] respectively. Backup crew
On Christmas Eve, December 24, 1968, the crew of Apollo 8, the first humans to travel to the Moon, read from the Book of Genesis during a television broadcast. During their ninth orbit of the Moon astronauts Bill Anders, Jim Lovell, and Frank Borman recited verses 1 through 10 of the Genesis creation narrative from the King James Bible. [1]
In December 1968, he was a member of the crew of Apollo 8, the first three people to leave low-Earth orbit and travel to the Moon. Along with fellow astronauts Frank Borman and Jim Lovell, he circled the Moon ten times, and broadcast live images and commentary back to Earth, including the Christmas Eve Genesis reading.
Apollo 13 was slated to be the third landing on the moon after Apollo 8 (1968) and Apollo 12 (1969). Launched on April 11, 1970, the crew was led by commander Lovell, along with command module ...
Pages in category "Apollo 8" ... Jim Lovell; R. Rocket Men (book) This page was last edited on 6 February 2024, at 10:58 (UTC). Text is available under ...
Jim Lovell (NASA Astronaut Group 2) March 25, 1928 (age 96) 40 42: Apollo 8 December 21–27, 1968 Apollo 13 April 11–17, 1970: Navy: Intended to land on Apollo 13; only person to fly to the Moon twice without landing. 3 Bill Anders (NASA Astronaut Group 3) October 17, 1933: June 7, 2024 (aged 90) 35: Apollo 8
Rocket Men is an account of the Apollo 8 mission with focus on Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and William Anders, the three astronauts who flew the mission.The book also places an emphasis on the astronauts' families during the mission.