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Apollo 13 commander dies at 97
Posted on 8/8/25 at 2:18 pm
Posted on 8/8/25 at 2:18 pm
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If tweet fails to load, click here. Was supposed to be the fifth person to walk on the moon. RIP.
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Posted on 8/8/25 at 2:19 pm to DrrTiger
Some of the bravest people to ever live
Posted on 8/8/25 at 2:21 pm to DrrTiger
Jim was a Naval Academy classmate of my dad. I met him when I was a kid.
Posted on 8/8/25 at 2:21 pm to DrrTiger
quote:Oh, no!
Apollo 13 commander dies
Not Tom Hanks!!
Posted on 8/8/25 at 2:22 pm to DrrTiger
He took the secret about the fake moon missions all the way to the grave. /s
Posted on 8/8/25 at 2:23 pm to DrrTiger
All thanks to Operation Paperclip and good old Werner Von
Posted on 8/8/25 at 2:25 pm to DrrTiger
RIP to a great American and hero
It's a damn shame he never got to walk on the moon.
Posted on 8/8/25 at 2:26 pm to DrrTiger
Posted on 8/8/25 at 2:31 pm to Penrod
quote:Me too.
I met him when I was a kid.
RIP Commander
Posted on 8/8/25 at 2:43 pm to DrrTiger
97, he had a long successful run in life.
His cameo appearance in the movie Apollo 13.
His cameo appearance in the movie Apollo 13.
Posted on 8/8/25 at 2:49 pm to DrrTiger
Went to the moon twice. Apollo 8 and 13. There's a poignant moment in the film where Lovell's crew mates on 13 are looking at the moon from lunar orbit and he says, dejectedly, "I've seen it."
His commentary on the Apollo 13 DVD is outstanding.
Also Gemini 7 (14 days in a capsule the size of a VW Beetle) and Gemini 12 with Buzz Aldrin
His commentary on the Apollo 13 DVD is outstanding.
Also Gemini 7 (14 days in a capsule the size of a VW Beetle) and Gemini 12 with Buzz Aldrin
Posted on 8/8/25 at 2:52 pm to cypresstiger
Dangerous mission out there in the Arizona sky.
Posted on 8/8/25 at 2:57 pm to DrrTiger
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fifth person to walk on the moon
Posted on 8/8/25 at 2:59 pm to fr33manator
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All thanks to Operation Paperclip and good old Werner Von
They certainly helped, but a lot happened between the V2 and the moon landing. The crew-cut Americans and their slide rules get some of the credit.
Posted on 8/8/25 at 3:01 pm to Free888
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RIP. A great American.
Posted on 8/8/25 at 3:04 pm to DrrTiger
I know he was 97 and had a badass life, but this still hurts.
RIP Jim
RIP Jim
Posted on 8/8/25 at 3:05 pm to DrrTiger
I grew up in awe of guys like Jim Lovell.
Sad day in this country saying goodbye to heroes like him
Sad day in this country saying goodbye to heroes like him
Posted on 8/8/25 at 3:07 pm to Pilot Tiger
Must’ve sucked to have been the guy picked to fake the mission where we didn’t land on the moon.
Posted on 8/8/25 at 3:10 pm to DrrTiger
Man RIP Tom Hanks
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