James Lovell
James \"Jim\" Arthur Lovell, Jr., (born March 25, 1928) is a former NASA astronaut and a retired captain in the United States Navy, most famous as the commander of the Apollo 13 mission, which suffered a critical failure en route to the Moon. Lovell was also the command module pilot of Apollo 8, the first Apollo mission to enter lunar orbit. Lovell is a recipient of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He is one of only 24 people to have flown to the Moon, the first of only three people to fly to the Moon twice, and the only one to have flown there twice without making a landing. Lovell was also the first person to fly in space four times.
Spaceflights
No. Mission Position Time Duration
1 Gemini 7 PLT 04.12. - 18.12.1965 13d 18h 35m
2 Gemini 12 CDR 11.11. - 15.11.1966 3d 22h 34m
3 Apollo 8 CMP 21.12. - 27.12.1968 6d 03h 00m
4 Apollo 13 CDR 11.04. - 17.04.1970 5d 22h 54m
Total 29d 19h 03m
