Jim Lovell is an American astronaut who is best known for his extensive spaceflight career. Born on March 25, 1928, in Cleveland, Ohio, Lovell had a passion for aviation from a young age. He earned a degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the United States Naval Academy in 1952, and later joined the United States Navy as a pilot. Lovell's naval career was marked by his service in the Korean War, and later as a test pilot for the navy’s high-speed aircraft. More about Jim Lovell
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In the late 1960s, Lovell’s space career began. In 1965, he was selected by NASA to join the astronaut program, and he piloted his first spaceflight on Gemini 7 in 1965. During the Gemini 12 mission, which took place in November 1966, Lovell completed two space walks and established a new record for spaceflight duration. However, it was Lovell’s role as commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission in 1970 that cemented his status as a hero of the space program. The mission was aborted after an explosion occurred in one of the spacecraft’s oxygen tanks, which caused a critical power and oxygen shortage. With Lovell’s leadership and his fellow astronauts' help, they managed to improvise a solution to control the vehicle's descent and safely return to Earth, which was considered one of the most remarkable triumphs of space exploration in history.In total, we tracked 875 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Jim Lovell (APOLLO 13 JIM LOVELL & FRED HAISE HAND SIGNED / AUTOGRAPHED FLIGHT TRAINING PAGE) was sold in December 2021 for $3299.99 while the cheapest item (1993 Bleacher Bums Richmond Braves Jim Lovell IP Signed Auto Richmond Braves #19) found a new owner for $2.99 in January 2024. The month with the most items sold (26) was July 2019 with an average selling price of $46.50 for an autographed item of Jim Lovell. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2018 with $200.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $4.99 was July 2012. In average, an autographed item from Jim Lovell is worth $50.00.
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50 Years Later, Astronaut Jim Lovell Reflects On His Christmas Eve Moon Orbit (12/24/18): Astronaut Jim Lovell reflects on Christmas Eve 1968. He's part of the Apollo 8 crew that spent the holiday orbiting the moon. Their broadcast back to Earth helped unify a divided country.
To the moon and back: Astronaut Jim Lovell talks zero gravity, marriage and Holl (11/28/14): It’s been almost 45 years since Capt. James Lovell, 86, flew his last mission to space. Would he go back if he could? “If someone invites me.”
Jim Lovell – The 44th Anniversary of Apollo 13 (04/17/14): Commander of the Apollo 13 mission, astronaut Jim Lovell, calls in to talk to Bob and Marianne on the 44th anniversary of the crew’s safe return to Earth. They talk about the accuracy of the movie, how he feels looking …
Jim Lovell, MSI, local students team up to honor historic broadcast (12/23/13): On December 24 th 1968, millions of people tuned in as astronauts Frank Borman, Bill Anders and Jim Lovell made history in the first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon. The first photos of the earth rise were taken on …
Train victim Jim Lovell eulogized as ‘gift’ to community (12/06/13): COLD SPRING, N.Y. (PIX11) -- Hundreds of mourners packed the pews of Our Lady of Loretto Church in Cold Spring Friday morning to remember 58-year-old Jim Lovell, one of the victims of the train derailment.
Cold Spring derailment victim Jim Lovell remembered in Friday funeral (12/2013): COLD SPRING — An Irish pipe solo was played at the Cold Spring funeral for Jim Lovell, a sound and lighting expert who died in the Metro-North Hudson Line train derailment Sunday. He was heading to work on the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree.
Born to Ride Rockets: Captain Jim Lovell. Born in 1928. (11/2013): Commander of the Apollo 13 too
Apollo 13's Jim Lovell: Houston, we have a real problem (10/2013): The hero of Apollo 13 thinks that space exploration has lost direction, and it's time for an international effort to get a man to Mars. Roger Highfield reports
Cole Haan casts Maya Angelou, China Machado, Elliot Erwitt and Captain Jim Lovel (09/2013): It is a stroke of genius on the part of Cole Haan to mark its 85th anniversary with a series of images of people also born in 1928.
Apollo 13 Astronaut Jim Lovell Joins Private Moon Flight Company (05/2013): Legendary Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell has signed on with a commercial lunar exploration firm to help make private trips to the moon a reality, the company Golden Spike announced today (May 15).
Astronaut Jim Lovell : Apollo 13 Commander (03/2013): Jim Lovell was for years NASA's most-traveled astronaut. He flew on four missions, including Apollo 13, whose crew had to survive in space after a crippling explosion.
Ex-astronaut Jim Lovell shares stories, presents award (09/2012): Seeing Earth as it really is, in brilliant blue and white against a vast black backdrop, and realizing he could hold up his thumb and the whole planet would disappear behind it that was an eye-opening moment for Capt. Jim Lovell.
Former Astronaut Jim Lovell remembers Neil Armstrong (08/2012): Jim Lovell says Neil Armstrong is “A symbol of what this country stands for, what we can accomplish when we work as a team."