The DARING and EPIC Rescue of Apollo 13 | Capt. Jim Lovell

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Captain Jim Lovell is a former NASA astronaut and United States Navy test pilot, who made history as one of the first three humans to fly to and orbit the Moon on Apollo 8, and as the commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission that narrowly returned to Earth after a critical failure in space. He was also the first astronaut to fly in space four times, having also previously flown on Gemini 7 and Gemini 12.

Cpt. Lovell graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1952 and became a naval aviator, flying the F2H Banshee, FJ-4 Fury, F8U Crusader, F3H Demon, and F-4 Phantom jets. He also served as a test pilot and a flight instructor before being selected as an astronaut by NASA in 1962. He retired from the Navy and the space program in 1973, and pursued a career in business, writing, and public speaking. He is a recipient of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Recorded on March 14th, 2023.

00:00 Intro
00:41 Lovell's First Rocket
02:18 Lovell Joins the Navy
05:15 Lovell Becomes an Aviator
10:40 Interest in Becoming Astronaut
11:29 Lovell Selected as Astronaut
11:42 Gemini 7
12:33 Orbiting In his Underwear
13:12 Gemini 12
14:44 Apollo 8
15:02 Launching on a Saturn V
16:01 Seeing the far side of the moon
17:01 Earth Rise
18:01 Apollo 13
18:25 Apollo 13 Explosion
20:26 Apollo 13 Splashdown
21:58 Lovell's Mindset

Video Credits:
Interviewer - TJ Cooney
Director of Photography - Edwin Diaz
Editor - TJ Cooney

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