Topic: James Lovell

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NASA's Apollo 13 checklist sells for $390,000

A checklist used to guide the wounded Apollo 13 spacecraft home after the explosion that led to the famed "Houston, we've had a problem" call sold at auction in Texas for just under $390,000.The checklist booklet contains handwritten calculations ...

Apollo 13 notebook fetches $388,375 at auction

DALLAS (Reuters) - Shortly after Apollo 13 astronauts reported, "Houston, we have had a problem," Commander James Lovell jotted down handwritten calculations in hopes of guiding his crew safely home.The notebook with those calculations from the aborted 1970 NASA mission to the ...
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Revolution in Flight Timeline

January 5, 1964 The Short Belfast, a four-turboprop transport, makes its first flight. April 9, 1964 The de Havilland (Canada) DHC-5 Buffalo makes its first flight. March 23, 1965 The two-person Gemini 3 spacecraft makes its first flight. June 13, 1965 The ...
If any astronaut were to be put to the ultimate test, perhaps Jim Lovell could give them some words of advice. He may be best remembered for turning a disaster in space into a triumph of human ingenuity - but there is much ...
<div id="subtitle">Astronauts, flight directors hold reunion to mark 40th anniversary of Apollo 13 drama, triumph</div><div><p>Surviving Apollo 13 astronauts and several flight directors reunited on Monday to remember a failed moon mission 40 years ago this week ...

Apollo hero Armstrong condemns Obama space plan

Apollo 11 hero Neil Armstrong Tuesday lashed out at President Barack Obama's decision to axe NASA plans to return to the Moon, describing the move as "devastating" to the US space program.Armstrong, the first human to set foot on the ...

Today in History

<div id="subtitle">Today in History</div><div><p>Today is Sunday, April 11, the 101st day of 2010. There are 264 days left in the year.</p><p></p><p>Today's Highlight in History:</p><p>On April 11, 1970 ...

December Anniversaries

40 Years Ago In The Beginning Three days after launch, the crew of Apollo 8-astronauts Frank Borman, James Lovell and William Anders-become, on December 24, 1968, the first humans to leave Earth's gravity and orbit the moon. 40 Years Ago Of ...