Hell of a great life, four trips to the moon and such a long career as a pilot an astronaut in both the Gemini and Apollo programs played in the movie Apollo 13 by Tom Hanks, he’s probably most remembered for the phrase “Houston, we’ve got a problem”
R. I. P.
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last commentSounds like he had a pretty good and interesting life.
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He’s probably more famous for the “failed” Apollo 13 mission (because of the movie) but I got to witness the Apollo 8 launch during Christmas week of 1968. Lovell was a member of the crew that was the first to orbit the moon - the mission that paved the way for the later moon landings.
Our family happened to be on vacation in the Sarasota area so we headed over to watch the launch. This was when space launches were an actual big event. This was probably one of the most memorable experiences of my life.
R.I.P.
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Geez, Motorhead. We may have been standing next to each other when Apollo 8 lifted off! My biggest memory of that was thinking the pad was only about two miles away. At thirty seconds, I thought , "I thought this would be noisier?" Five seconds later, a sound of such intensity caused my innards to shake. That pad was 7-1/2 miles away. By the time we got back to our car, Apollo 8 was over the west coast of Africa! I was 17 at the time.
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Yes indeed, quite the career, RIP Jim Lovell. Some factoids:
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Quite the impressive career.
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R.I.P. A true American hero.
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he failed - heroes dont fail - get to the moon or else
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It is a waste of time and energy to interact with twentyfive. He is a narcissist; lacking any self-awareness, shame, or regret.
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^most self-referential comment in the history of TUSCL. How oblivious can you possibly be?
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I think that we are (mostly) capable of figuring out who is relevant and who often wasted electrons. For myself, I am more than happy to interact with 25.
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When I saw this thread I looked him up and my first thought was a true american hero. I see that he was already referred to as that, I'm just agreeing.
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