Jim Lovell

James A. Lovell, Jr., Captain, USN, Ret. (born March 25, 1928) is a former NASA astronaut, most famous as the commander who brought the crippled Apollo 13 back safely.

Youth & Early Experience

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he went to the University of Wisconsin, where he joined the Alpha Phi Omega fraternity, and then the United States Naval Academy, graduating in 1952 and entering the United States Navy. He spent four years as a test pilot at the Naval Air Test Center in Patuxent River, Maryland. He was considered for the Mercury Seven but turned down, then was selected in 1962 for the second group of NASA astronauts.

Related Topics:
Cleveland, Ohio - University of Wisconsin - Alpha Phi Omega - United States Naval Academy - 1952 - United States Navy - Test pilot - Naval Air Test Center - Patuxent River, Maryland - Mercury Seven - 1962

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