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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.
Apollo 8 (December 21–27, 1968) was the first crewed spacecraft to leave Earth's gravitational sphere of influence, and the first human spaceflight to reach the Moon.The crew orbited the Moon ten times without landing and then returned to Earth.
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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
Color-calibrated version The first photograph of Earth from the Moon, taken shortly before Earthrise The conversation between Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and William Anders, during the taking of the Earthrise photograph. Earthrise was taken by astronaut William Anders during the Apollo 8 mission, the first crewed voyage to orbit the Moon.
Oblique view from Apollo 15, facing south. Mount Marilyn is a lunar mountain within the Montes Secchi, which separate Mare Fecunditatis to the east from Mare Tranquillitatis to the west. It was named at about the time of the Apollo 8 mission to the Moon in 1968 by astronaut Jim Lovell for his wife, Marilyn.
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.
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