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Interview with James A. Lovell

Published July 6, 2011

At a June gathering of astronauts during SpaceFest III held at the Starr Pass Resort in Tucson, Atlantis’ final launch on Friday sparked strong opinions from nearly a dozen Apollo and shuttle astronauts. After being selected as an astronaut by NASA in 1962, Apollo 13 astronaut retired Navy Capt. James A. Lovell, 83, Lake Forest, Ill., served as backup pilot for the Gemini 4 flight, backup commander for Gemini 9 and backup commander to Neil Armstrong for Apollo 11. Lovell flew on Gemini 7 with Frank Borman in 1966, and a year later he flew the Gemini 12 mission with Buzz Aldrin. Lovell also flew aboard Apollo 8 in 1968, and served as spacecraft commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13 flight from April 11 to 17, 1970.


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Courtesy of Scripps Howard News Service

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