Jim Lovell

Known for ActingBorn 1928-03-25Died 2025-08-07Cleveland, Ohio, USA

James "Jim" Arthur Lovell, Jr., (born March 25, 1928) was a former NASA astronaut and a retired captain in the United States Navy, most famous as the commander of the Apollo 13 mission, which suffered a critical failure en route to the Moon but was brought back safely to Earth by the efforts of the crew and mission control. Lovell was also the command module pilot of Apollo 8, the first Apollo mission to enter lunar orbit. Lovell is a recipient of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He is one of only 24 people to have flown to the Moon, the first of only three people to fly to the Moon twice, and the only one to have flown there twice without making a landing. Lovell was also the first person to fly in space four times. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jim Lovell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.Read more

Movies & web series

Conquering Space: The Moon and Beyond

National Geographic: Situation Critical

Earthrise

Apollo 11

Fight For Space

Earth to America

For All Mankind

In the Shadow of the Moon

Apollo: Missions to the Moon

Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo

Apollo 13

Apollo: The Forgotten Films

Apollo 13: Survival

First to the Moon

Apollo 13: The Inside Story

Project Gemini: Bridge to the Moon

LateLine

The Colbert Report

Apollo 13: To the Edge and Back

When We Left Earth

The Man Who Fell to Earth

Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13

Discovering Deerpath

Odyssey

On Camera: Fifteen Apollo Astronauts and Their Experience of a Lifetime

Salute to Apollo: EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017

Project Gemini: A Bold Leap Forward

Doomed Mission: The True Story of Apollo 13

Countdown to Profitability!

Forever Endeavor