Jim Lovell

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Mar 25, 1928 (97 years old)

Jim Lovell

Known For

Apollo 13: Survival
1h 38m
Movie 2024

Apollo 13: Survival

Using original footage and interviews, this documentary tells the nail-biting story of Apollo 13 and the struggle to bring its astronauts safely home.

Apollo: The Forgotten Films
1h 23m
Movie 2019

Apollo: The Forgotten Films

Recently discovered footage reveals the secret history of NASA's first landing on the moon, and using this brand-new evidence, former astronauts and experts challenge everything known about the Apollo missions.

On Camera: Fifteen Apollo Astronauts and Their Experience of a Lifetime
0h 21m
Movie 2019

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

A collection of excerpted on-screen interviews with fifteen of the Apollo astronauts.

Apollo: Missions to the Moon
1h 34m
Movie 2019

Apollo: Missions to the Moon

National Geographic's riveting effort recounts all 12 crewed missions using only archival footage, photos and audio.

Apollo 11
1h 33m
Movie 2019

Apollo 11

A look at the Apollo 11 mission to land on the moon led by commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin.

First to the Moon
2h 2m
Movie 2018

First to the Moon

When the world was in turmoil, three men went faster and farther than anyone thought possible. This is the story of the first people to leave the Earth and travel to the Moon — this is Apollo 8. Through restored archival films and audio, Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders tell you in their own words how their three different stories got them into the same tiny capsule pointed at the Moon — and what happened next.

Earthrise
0h 29m
Movie 2018

Earthrise

The Apollo 8 astronauts recount their memories of capturing the first image of Earth from space in 1968 and evokes the awe of seeing Earth framed against the blackness of space.

Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo
1h 41m
Movie 2017

Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo

At the heart of the Apollo program was the special team in Mission Control who put a man on the moon and helped create the future.

Fight For Space
1h 32m
Movie 2016

Fight For Space

In 1962, spurred by the Cold War, President John F. Kennedy famously made the bold proclamation that NASA would send astronauts to the moon by the end of the decade, not because it was easy, but because it was a challenge. The Space Race inspired a generation to pursue careers in science and technology, but as the balance of world power shifted, interest in space exploration declined. "Fight for Space" serves as an urgent call to re-awaken our sense of wonder and discovery.

Biography

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 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.

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