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He later served as command module pilot on Apollo 8, the historic first crewed mission to orbit the Moon, before commanding Apollo 13—making him the first person to fly in space four times.
Commander Jim Lovell remains by the command module awaiting his turn. Credit: NASA ASTRONOMY: Is it true that Jack Swigert and Fred were enamored with taking photos of the lunar farside?
Apollo 8 Lovell served as command module pilot for 1968's Apollo 8 mission, which was the first to bring humans to the moon and back without landing on the lunar surface.
A veteran of several missions, Lovell became the commander for Apollo 13, which narrowly avoided disaster after an oxygen tank in the service module exploded two days into the mission.
Before that, he served as the command module pilot on the Apollo 8 mission, becoming one of the first crews to lift off on a Saturn V rocket and orbit the moon.
Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 Commander Who Thrived Under Pressure, Dies at 97 The space explorer was determined throughout his life, says Teasel Muir-Harmony, the curator of the Apollo Collection at the ...
Legendary astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Jim Lovell, globally known for their history-making Apollo missions, enjoyed a friendship that spanned decades.
Alongside command module pilot Jack Swigert and lunar module pilot Fred Haise, Lovell blasted off on April 11. Two days into the mission, an oxygen tank aboard the spacecraft exploded.
Astronauts James Lovell, Apollo 13 commander; Thomas K. Mattingly, command module pilot, and Fred Haise, lunar module pilot, hold a news conference at Space Center, Houston on March 14, 1970 ...
NASA astronaut Jim Lovell — a veteran of four spaceflights, including Apollo 8 and the near-disastrous Apollo 13 — passed away on Aug. 7, 2025 at the age of 97.
"Apollo 13" heads to theaters for film's 30th anniversary, tells the Jim Lovell-led story of a near-disastrous NASA mission. Lovell died Aug. 7, 2025.