Where is Jim Lovell now?

Lovell is a veteran of four space missions and received the Congressional Space Medal of Honor and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. At age 92, he lives in suburban Chicago.

How old is Jim Lovell?

93 years (March 25, 1928)
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Is the real Jim Lovell in Apollo 13?

The real Jim Lovell appears as captain of the recovery ship USS Iwo Jima; Howard had intended to make him an admiral, but Lovell himself, having retired as a captain, chose to appear in his actual rank.

Did Marilyn Lovell lose her ring?

Marilyn Lovell really did lose her ring down the drain, but eventually found it again. Ron Howard’s favorite of his own films. When the real Jim Lovell saw the film, he found the CGI work so convincing that he firmly believed that the filmmakers had uncovered some hitherto unseen NASA footage.

How can I contact Jim Lovell?

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Can I meet Jim Lovell?

How can I write a letter to Jim Lovell?

If you’re in or near Chicago, visitors to the Adler can write their message on a notecard provided by the planetarium and drop it in the Letters to Lovell mailbox in the Mission Moon gallery. Alternatively, you can send your note to Captain Lovell electronically by emailing it to [email protected].

How many times did James Lovell fly into space?

He then commanded the 1970 Apollo 13 lunar mission which, after a critical failure en route, circled around the Moon and returned safely to Earth through the efforts of the crew and mission control. Lovell had previously flown on two Gemini missions, Gemini 7 in 1965 and Gemini 12 in 1966. He was the first person to fly into space four times.

What did Bill Lovell do after the space program?

Lovell retired from the Navy and the space program on March 1, 1973 and went to work at the Bay-Houston Towing Company in Houston, Texas, becoming CEO in 1975. He became president of Fisk Telephone Systems in 1977, and later worked for Centel, retiring as an executive vice president on January 1, 1991.

Does TV carry the Apollo 11 astronauts on TV?

None of the three major U.S. TV networks carried the crew’s primetime television broadcast the evening of April 13. But the world certainly took notice later that night when an oxygen tank in the service module exploded and put the mission — and the lives of the astronauts — in jeopardy.

Where did Jim Lovell live after high school?

For the next two years after the death of his father, Lovell and his mother lived with a relative in Terre Haute, Indiana. They then relocated to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he graduated from Juneau High School. He was member of the Boy Scouts during his childhood and eventually achieved Eagle Scout, the organization’s highest level.