Jim Lovell
James Arthur Lovell Jr. (born March 25, 1928) is a former NASA astronaut and test pilot. He was pilot of the Apollo 8 and commander of the Apollo 13 mission. Crew of Apollo 13 mission failed to land on Moon because of loss of electric power and failure of both oxygen tanks due to technical problems. Because of efforts of crew and ground control room, all three astronauts aboard Apollo 13 returned to Earth safely.
James Arthur Lovell Jr. was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He was raised in Terre Haute, Indiana and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Lovell retired from the Navy and the space program on March 1, 1973, and went to work at the Bay-Houston Towing Company in Houston, Texas,[1] taking on the role of CEO in 1975. He became president of Fisk Telephone Systems in 1977,[2] and later worked for Centel Corporation in Chicago, retiring as an executive vice president on January 1, 1991.[3]
His wife, Marilyn Lovell, died in August 2023.[4] They were married in 1952.[5]
After the death of Frank Borman on November 7, 2023, Lovell became the oldest living former astronaut.[6]
After the death of Bill Anders on June 7, 2024, Lovell became the last surviving crew member of Apollo 8.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Astronaut Lovell to Retire Soon". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. Associated Press. January 7, 1973. p. 20. Archived from the original on February 4, 2022. Retrieved December 27, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Astronaut James Lovell Featured Speaker at WMC". The Montana Standard. Butte, Montana. April 15, 1983. p. 5. Archived from the original on December 28, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Engber, Martha (April 14, 1991). "The Moon, and Back". Chicago Tribune. p. 18-1. Archived from the original on February 4, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Goldsborough, Bob (September 1, 2023). "Marilyn Lovell, wife of Apollo 13 commander, dies". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ↑ Traub, Alex (September 4, 2023). "Marilyn Lovell, Astronaut's Wife in the Spotlight, Is Dead at 93". The New York Times. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
- ↑ Hagerty, James R. (November 9, 2023). "Frank Borman, Who Led Historic Flight Around the Moon in 1968, Dies at Age 95". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
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