Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
LovellJames Arthur, Jr. "Shaky"USA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 25.03.1928 |
| Birthplace: | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Marital status: | widowed |
| Children: | four |
| Selection date: | 17.09.1962 |
| Selection group: | NASA-2 |
| Position: | CDR |
| Status: | Ret. 01.03.1973 |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | Gemini 7 | PLT | 04.12. - 18.12.1965 | 13d 18h 35m |
| 2 | Gemini 12 | Command Pilot | 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 |
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| Total | 29d 19h 03m | |||
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | Gemini 4 | PLT |
| 2 | Gemini 9A | Command Pilot |
| 3 | Apollo 11 | CDR |
Additional information
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Bachelor of science from U.S. Naval Academy,
1952; five honorary doctorate degrees; Captain,
USN, Ret.;
test pilot; unsuccessful application for
NASA
astronaut group 1;
from 1971 - 1973 Deputy Director Marshall Space Flight Center; since 1973
President Fisk Telephone Systems; later Executive Vice President, Centel
Corporation; then President of Lovell Communications, Chicago; in 1999, he
opened up Lovells of Lake Forest, a classic full service restaurant in the
heart of West Lake Forest. |
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