Astronaut James Lovell, Apollo 13 commander, dies at 97
“James Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13 who helped turn a failed moon mission into a triumph of on-the-fly can-do engineering, has died. He was 97.”
(If you’re curious, here’s a quick refresher on the Apollo program.)
And because so many of us know of Lovell from the excellent movie version of his most famous mission, here’s Tom Hanks’ appreciation:
Tom Hanks pays tribute to Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell
“There are people who dare, who dream, and who lead others to the places we would not go on our own. Jim Lovell, who for a long while had gone farther into space and for longer than any other person of our planet, was that kind of guy.”
Here’s to the brave, to the can-do, to the explorers among us. Humanity is the better for you.
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