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- The mission was aborted after 56 hours of flight, 205,000 miles from Earth, when an oxygen tank in the service module exploded. The command module, Odyssey, brought the three astronauts back home safely.
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Nov 10, 2021 · The Gemini 12 astronauts James Lovell and Edwin Aldrin lifted off aboard a Titan launch vehicle from the Kennedy Space Center on November 11, 1966, an hour and a half after their Agena target vehicle was orbited by an Atlas rocket.
- Apollo 11 Mission Overview
After Aldrin had spent one hour, 33 minutes on the surface,...
- Former Astronaut James A. Lovell
S69-62241 (1969) — Astronaut James A. Lovell. NASA. This...
- Apollo 11 Mission Overview
Apr 17, 2015 · After Aldrin had spent one hour, 33 minutes on the surface, he re-entered the LM, followed 41 minutes later by Armstrong. The entire EVA phase lasted more than two-and-a-half hours, ending at 111 hours, 39 minutes into the mission.
Nov 13, 2023 · On November 11, 1966, 57 years ago this month, Lovell and Aldrin walked toward Launch Complex 19 at Cape Canaveral for the more than 10-story elevator ride to the top of the Titan II rocket that would carry them into space.
Deke Slayton gave Armstrong the option to replace Aldrin with Lovell, since some thought Aldrin was difficult to work with. Armstrong had no issues working with Aldrin but thought it over for a day before declining.
Apollo 13 was Jim Lovell's final mission. Lovell, Borman and Anders made history when they undertook the first lunar mission on Apollo 8, testing the Command/Service Module and its life support...
Jul 20, 2019 · When he sealed Armstrong and Aldrin into the lunar module, he knew that he might be the last person to see them alive. If something catastrophic happened – he would have to return to earth...
Jul 24, 2023 · S69-62241 (1969) — Astronaut James A. Lovell. NASA. This photograph shows Apollo 13 astronauts Fred Haise, John Swigert, and James Lovell aboard the recovery ship, USS Iwo Jima after safely touching down in the Pacific Ocean at the end of their ill-fated mission.
