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‘Ah, Houston, We’ve Had A Problem’ - Astronaut Jim Lovell Gone At 97
The Right Stuff gang has lost yet another member. Jim Lovell of Apollo 8 and 13 missions just passed at age 97. This writer ...
US astronaut Jim Lovell, commander of Apollo 13, dead at 97
US astronaut Jim Lovell, the commander of the Apollo 13 Moon mission which nearly ended in disaster in 1970 after a ...
Hollywood icon pays tribute to Apollo 13 astronaut he played on the big screen
"There are people who dare, who dream, and who lead others to places we would not go on our own,” actor Tom Hanks said of ...
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Famed NASA astronaut Jim Lovell, who grew up in Milwaukee, has died
Lovell commanded the Apollo 13 mission that almost ended in disaster after an explosion that threatened the crew's oxygen and ...
Astronaut retires after returning from troubled test flight and extended stay in space
The astronaut is stepping away from NASA shortly after returning from a troubled test flight that left him aboard the ISS ...
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Who's a good robot dog? Bert and Spot explore Mars-like surface with help from AI and astronaut in space
"We have now achieved all the technical requirements for controlling complex robotic missions on Mars — and for a future ...
Woodland Park HS graduate and NASA astronaut lands after 5 months on ISS
According to NASA, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft successfully splashed down in the ocean at 9:33 a.m. off the California coast ...