Jim Lovell
Jim Lovell
James Arthur "Jim" Lovell, Jr.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 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. He is a recipient of the Congressional Space...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAstronaut
Date of Birth25 March 1928
CountryUnited States of America
Back in those days, going to the moon, geology was important, ... But how do we train pilots to be geologists? We concentrated on observing, not the analytical parts of the rocks.
That training really helped us on the second time around, ... It was one of those acts of fate.
A lot of stuff, we had to learn ourselves. Training became some school work in those areas we were not familiar with, like orbital mechanics, the extensive gyroscopic systems for control of the vehicle.
Be thankful for problems. If they were less difficult, someone with less ability might have your job.
Well, Frank, my thoughts are very similar. The vast loneliness up here at the moon is awe-inspiring, and it makes you realize what you have back there on earth. The earth from here is a grand oasis in the big vastness of space.
Please be informed, there is a Santa Claus.
Err Houston, we've had a problem. [pause] We've had a main B bus undervolt.
Boys like either dinosaurs or airplanes. I was very much an airplane boy.
I would suspect strongly that over a period of time, if we put our mind to going to Mars, it will be a consortium of several countries.