On Thursday, Jim Lovell passed away at the age of 97. And with him went a critical part of our connection to the Space Race of the 1960s.
People now remember Jim Lovell courtesy of Tom Hanks' portrayal of him in the movie Apollo 13, but he was already famous in the aeronautics and science community for his participation in Gemini 7, Gemini 12, and Apollo 8, the latter of which became the first manned spacecraft to orbit the Moon.
Jim was more than those NASA missions; he was a Navy pilot, a test pilot, and an Eagle Scout.
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| From Tom Hanks' post on Instagram. |
I think that Buzz Aldrin is one of the few remaining astronauts still alive from that era; when he passes a door will have truly shut.
Godspeed, Jim Lovell. You'll be missed.
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