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A farewell to Jim Lovell Two Gemini and two Apollo flights cemented this trailblazing astronaut’s place in history.


HE WORLD LOST A TRUE HERO Aug. 7, when astronaut and space pioneer Jim Lovell passed away at age 97.

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