James Lovell may be best known as the commander of ... I’m having a little trouble flying in the daytime yet, and you want me to go out at night?’ ” Flying a F2H Banshee, Lovell searched ...

Hours after witnessing the first Earthrise, Jim Lovell told mission control: “The Earth from here is a grand oasis in the big vastness of space.” NASA It’s arguably the most iconic ...

Jim Lovell, a Navy man, responded "You're very ... It was not so much the flying or the patriotism. Those were big elements but the main thing was the exploration." Anders had been trained as ...

James "Jim" Arthur Lovell, Jr., (born March 25, 1928) 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 ...

From their orbital altitude of 69 statute miles, Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and William Anders were able to describe the surface of the moon in detail. "The back side [of the moon] looks like a ...

Illinois has named Dec. 21 to be Captain James Lovell Day. Say what you want about Illinois, but this one deserves a massive round of applause. Jim Lovell is one of my personal heroes. I've never ...