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Jim Lovell

By Keith Cowing
NASA Watch
August 8, 2025
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Jim Lovell
Jim Lovell — NASA

Keith’s Update: I will been CNN at 6:37 pm EDT to talk about Jim Lovell. Keith’s note: I met Jim Lovell a bunch of times. He was such a nice guy. One time we were both on MSNBC and the moderator asked us about the whole ‘spending money in space – problems on Earth’ thing. I said “Hey Jim – did you ever see a 7-11 or a gas station up there in space – somewhere where you could actually spend money in space“? He laughed and said “No Keith I can’t say that I did.” I replied “Yea that’s because all that money is spent here on Earth” He replied something akin to “exactly”. That is my Jim Lovell Story. This statement has been issued by NASA: “NASA sends its condolences to the family of Capt. Jim Lovell, whose life and work inspired millions of people across the decades. Jim’s character and steadfast courage helped our nation reach the Moon and turned a potential tragedy into a success from which we learned an enormous amount. We mourn his passing even as we celebrate his achievements.” Ad Astra Jim.

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One response to “Jim Lovell”

  1. RocketSci says:
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    I met him at an AIAA conference many years ago, super nice guy. He had some funny stories about the filming of the Apollo 13 movie and working with Tom Hanks.

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