James a. lovell jr. commander
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Jim Lovell: NASA astronaut and Apollo 13 commander
Jim Lovell is an ex-NASA astronaut who flew with the Gemini and Apollo missions.
James a. lovell jr. commander
He's most famous for his role as commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission that so nearly ended in tragedy. At the time of the mission, Lovell had spent more time in space than anyone in the world, and in total, logged over 700 hours in space.
In 1994, Lovell worked with journalist Jeffrey Kluger to write a book about Lovell's career and the Apollo 13 mission.
The book, "Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13" (Houghton Mifflin, 1994), spurred the 1995 movie "Apollo 13," starring actor Tom Hanks.
From aviator to astronaut
Lovell was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1928.
He developed an interest in rocket science as a high school student, and went on to study engineering at the University of Wisconsin, according to The National Aviation Hall of Fame (which he was inducted into in 1998). Lovell then attended the U.S.
Naval Academy where