RIP Jim Lovell

[ckeithjordan]

NYT obit for Jim Lovell, Commander, Apollo 13, who passed away on Thursday, August 7 at age 97:

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/science/space/james-a-lovell-jr-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.dU8.f9fb.l74uD1PKIgaB&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

And a lovely send-off from the actor who played him on the big screen, Tom Hanks:

 

[Gliderman8]

I have vivid memories of my dad and me listening to Lovell circling the moon on Apollo 8 on Christmas Eve. We were both awe struck.

 

[equiprx]

I have vivid memories of my dad and me listening to Lovell circling the moon on Apollo 8 on Christmas Eve. We were both awe struck.

I don't remember anything about Apollo 13.
Along with the networks ho hum attitude, I must have been otherwise occupied.
I also probably stopped believing I was going to be an astronaut.
Now I record the film "Apollo 13" and watch it at least once a month.
That's about as exciting as my life gets.