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cm0002@lemmy.world to Space@mander.xyz · 7 days ago

Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 commander, dies at age 97

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Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 commander, dies at age 97

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cm0002@lemmy.world to Space@mander.xyz · 7 days ago
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Astronaut Jim Lovell circled the moon on Apollo 8 and helped bring Apollo 13 home safely despite a mishap far from Earth.
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    Holy shit he was still alive? Wow, wonder what he thought of the movie?

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      He was one of the writers.

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      He’s in it. He’s the guy who greets Tom Hanks and shakes his hand on he recovery ship after they reenter.

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