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ckeithjordan

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


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

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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.
 
Gliderman8 said:
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.
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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.
 
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