Jim Lovell
Jim Lovell
James Arthur "Jim" Lovell, Jr.is a former NASA astronaut and a retired captain in the United States Navy, most famous as the commander of the Apollo 13 mission, which suffered a critical failure en route to the Moon but was brought back safely to Earth by the efforts of the crew and mission control. Lovell was also the command module pilot of Apollo 8, the first Apollo mission to enter lunar orbit. He is a recipient of the Congressional Space...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAstronaut
Date of Birth25 March 1928
CountryUnited States of America
The fascination to go into space has existed for hundreds of years. But as we do things and they're successful, people get bored.
I would suspect strongly that over a period of time, if we put our mind to going to Mars, it will be a consortium of several countries.
I didn't go into the NASA program to pick up rocks or to go the moon or anything else. I went in there because I was a military officer, and that was the next notch in my profession.
Boys like either dinosaurs or airplanes. I was very much an airplane boy.
The moon is essentially gray, no color; looks like plaster of Paris or sort of a grayish beach sand.
I was only a hero by default. The flights were few and far between. There weren't that many astronauts. The moon flights were so interesting and exciting.
We do not realize what we have on Earth until we leave it.
I didnt go into the NASA program to pick up rocks or to go the moon or anything else. I went in there because I was a military officer, and that was the next notch in my profession.
For most of the time carrier aviation is more challenging than flying in a spacecraft
The Moon is essentially gray - no color - looks like plaster of paris - soft of gray sand.
I never thought I didn't have a card to play.
The Earth from here is a grand oasis in the big vastness of space.