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Jim Lovell dies
Posted: 08 Aug 2025, 20:51
by dm
He held the unique distinction of going to the Moon twice without actually landing on it. He was on Apollo 8 and the ill fated Apollo 13.
Re: Jim Lovell dies
Posted: 09 Aug 2025, 14:23
by Far Cough UKunt
Vexed wrote: ↑09 Aug 2025, 14:20
These early astronauts were absolute fucking GEEZERS. Sad no doubt, but he lived a lot longer than he ought to have given the risks they took back then and definitely longer than he would have expected himself.
Agreed, sitting on top of the Saturn V if it went wrong it would go up like a small atomic bomb.
Re: Jim Lovell dies
Posted: 09 Aug 2025, 14:20
by Vexed
These early astronauts were absolute fucking GEEZERS. Sad no doubt, but he lived a lot longer than he ought to have given the risks they took back then and definitely longer than he would have expected himself.
Re: Jim Lovell dies
Posted: 09 Aug 2025, 04:57
by Mike Oxsaw
There once was a spaceman called Lovell.
Who's died and in need of a shovel.
He went to the moon,
But came back too soon,
All due to a technical muddle.
RIP.
Re: Jim Lovell dies
Posted: 09 Aug 2025, 00:47
by the coming of gary
Earliest memory for me ;
in Cann Hall Infants School, Leytonstone, we had to go to assembly to pray for the Apollo 13 Astronauts
RIP Jim Lovell
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Re: Jim Lovell dies
Posted: 08 Aug 2025, 21:05
by Briano
It’s worst than that he’s dead Jim
Re: Jim Lovell dies
Posted: 08 Aug 2025, 21:04
by Far Cough UKunt
Houston, we have a problem.
RIP Jim Lovell