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Topic: James Lovell, NASA astronaut (1928-2025)
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burnsnz
Member Posts: 90
From: Auckland, New Zealand
Registered: Jan 2004
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posted 08-08-2025 04:26 PM
   
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ColinBurgess
Member Posts: 2174
From: Sydney, Australia
Registered: Sep 2003
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posted 08-08-2025 04:31 PM
A sad day indeed. quote:
Originally posted by Zoo Keeper:
Is this correct?
Jim Lovell was indeed the last surviving member of the 32 Mercury candidates. |
Kite
Member Posts: 1196
From: Northampton UK
Registered: Nov 2009
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posted 08-08-2025 04:34 PM
What an awful moment when I saw this sad news tonight. An icon from the human space programme. So pleased and honoured that I got to meet him, he did not disappoint. RIP. |
Glint
Member Posts: 1162
From: New Windsor, Maryland USA
Registered: Jan 2004
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posted 08-08-2025 04:35 PM
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SkyMan1958
Member Posts: 1417
From: CA.
Registered: Jan 2011
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posted 08-08-2025 04:35 PM
Thank you for your service to our country!A true gentleman, with a fun sense of humor. RIP. |
Blackarrow
Member Posts: 3871
From: Belfast, United Kingdom
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 08-08-2025 04:36 PM
The United States and "the good Earth" have lost a genuine hero and legend. |
yotlu
Member Posts: 57
From: Austria
Registered: Apr 2017
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posted 08-08-2025 04:50 PM
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dom
Member Posts: 1136
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Registered: Aug 2001
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posted 08-08-2025 04:50 PM
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GACspaceguy
Member Posts: 3214
From: Guyton, GA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 08-08-2025 04:52 PM
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Larry McGlynn
Member Posts: 1461
From: Boston, MA
Registered: Jul 2003
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posted 08-08-2025 04:53 PM
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Delta7
Member Posts: 1785
From: Bluffton IN USA
Registered: Oct 2007
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posted 08-08-2025 05:04 PM
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astrobock
Member Posts: 239
From: WV, USA
Registered: Sep 2006
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posted 08-08-2025 05:12 PM
RIP Good and Faithful Servant |
kosmo
Member Posts: 551
From:
Registered: Sep 2001
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posted 08-08-2025 05:17 PM
Wow, 97, what an incredible life. Borman, Anders and now Lovell. What history. Apollo 8. Christmas 1968. That event changed me, it’s hard to describe. I’m glad I was around to witness it. RIP |
Phil70
Member Posts: 13
From: Surrey, UK
Registered: Jun 2025
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posted 08-08-2025 05:37 PM
RIP |
Michael Davis
Member Posts: 581
From: Houston, Texas
Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 08-08-2025 05:38 PM
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RocketmanRob
Member Posts: 305
From: New York City USA
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 08-08-2025 05:42 PM
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Grounded!
Member Posts: 578
From: Bennington, Vermont, USA
Registered: Feb 2011
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posted 08-08-2025 05:56 PM
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Tom
Member Posts: 1783
From: New York
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 08-08-2025 05:57 PM
It was an honor to meet you and your fellow crew mates on Apollo 8...Rest in Peace, Sir. |
Philip
Member Posts: 6336
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 08-08-2025 06:31 PM
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oly
Member Posts: 1505
From: Perth, Western Australia
Registered: Apr 2015
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posted 08-08-2025 06:44 PM
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Steven Kaplan
Member Posts: 167
From: New Jersey
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 08-08-2025 06:55 PM
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18blue78
Member Posts: 162
From: UK
Registered: Aug 2013
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posted 08-08-2025 06:59 PM
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cddfspace
Member Posts: 713
From: Morris County, NJ, USA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 08-08-2025 07:03 PM
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SpaceAngel
Member Posts: 544
From: Maryland
Registered: May 2010
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posted 08-08-2025 07:18 PM
Here's a statement from actor Gary Sinise (via X): America has lost a great American hero. Jim Lovell. An honor to have met him during the filming of Apollo 13. Pictured here with his wife Marilyn at a LT Dan Band concert at Great Lakes Naval base in 2010. R.I.P. my friend.  Tom Hanks statement (via Instagram): 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. His many voyages around Earth and on to so-very-close to the moon were not made for riches or celebrity, but because such challenges as those are what fuels the course of being alive - and who better than Jim Lovell to make those voyages. On this night of a full Moon, he passes on - to the heavens, to the cosmos, to the stars. God speed you, on this next voyage, Jim Lovell. Ron Howard, director of "Apollo 13," also made a statement (from Instagram): RIP Commander Lovell. Navy test pilot, Gemini 7, Gemini 12, Apollo 8 and, of course, Apollo 13. Simply knowing Jim has been a tremendous honor. His combination of intellect, courage and commitment to duty made him one of the most remarkable individuals I’ve ever met. His support of our movie-making efforts inspired authenticity and elevated our process in so many ways. Thank you, sir, for your service to our country and to humankind. |
capoetc
Member Posts: 2422
From: McKinney TX (USA)
Registered: Aug 2005
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posted 08-08-2025 07:21 PM
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Paul78zephyr
Member Posts: 818
From: Hudson, MA
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted 08-08-2025 07:22 PM
Captain James Arthur Lovell Jr. He was an American hero and MY hero. |
sch61
Member Posts: 29
From: Ramona, CA, USA
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted 08-08-2025 07:40 PM
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space1
Member Posts: 965
From: Danville, Ohio
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 08-08-2025 07:40 PM
Rest in peace, sir. |
CJ
Member Posts: 106
From: Cherry Hill, NJ
Registered: Nov 2003
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posted 08-08-2025 08:31 PM
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davidcwagner
Member Posts: 1153
From: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 08-08-2025 08:45 PM
A real gentleman in person. |
AstroGraphs
Member Posts: 13
From: Louisiana
Registered: Apr 2024
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posted 08-08-2025 08:48 PM
In 1998, I sent a copy of Lost Moon to Capt. Lovell to be signed. About two weeks later, I received it back, personalized and signed, and that became my first-ever astronaut autograph. |
stsmithva
Member Posts: 2130
From: Fairfax, VA
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 08-08-2025 08:49 PM
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eurospace
Member Posts: 2690
From: Berlin, Germany
Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 08-08-2025 09:55 PM
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brianjbradley
Member Posts: 188
From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Dec 2010
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posted 08-08-2025 10:22 PM
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Lewis007
Member Posts: 187
From: Geldermalsen, the Netherlands
Registered: Mar 2010
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posted 08-08-2025 11:07 PM
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tedc
Member Posts: 245
From: Renton, WA USA
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 08-08-2025 11:08 PM
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RobertB
Member Posts: 288
From: Israel
Registered: Nov 2012
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posted 08-08-2025 11:48 PM
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dcfowler1
Member Posts: 164
From: Eugene, OR
Registered: May 2006
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posted 08-09-2025 12:02 AM
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asdert
Member Posts: 61
From: Germany
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 08-09-2025 12:30 AM
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india-mike
Member Posts: 147
From: Linnich, Northrine Westfalia, Germany
Registered: Jan 2012
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posted 08-09-2025 12:52 AM
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