NASA Astronaut Death: Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 astronaut, dies aged 97

NASA Astronaut Death: Jim Lovell, who served America's astronauts and the American space agency NASA for years, died at the age of 97. The most special thing about Jim Lovell's career is that he was a part of Mission Apollo 13, one of the most special space missions of America and the world. Lovell handled the difficult challenges of that mission so wisely that it became a very historic event in the world's space mission history.

Jim Lovell's career is a part of Mission Apollo 13

This historic event of Jim Lovell was also shown through a Hollywood film. Apollo 13 was the film name and the film was completed in 1995. In that film, Jim Lovell's character was played by Hollywood actor Tom Hanks. Now let us tell you about the difficult incident that Jim Lovell faced during Mission Apollo 13.

Story of Apollo 13

The mission was launched successfully, but two days after the launch, an oxygen tank in the spacecraft exploded about 3,20,000 kilometers from Earth. The spacecraft was badly damaged by this explosion. After that, Commander Jim Lovell and his companions Jack Swigert and Fred Haise, who went on the Apollo 13 mission, had to make many arrangements to save their lives in collaboration with the Mission Control in Houston. After that, they spent three days in cold temperatures, lack of food and water and scarcity. After that, they converted the lunar module "Aquarius" into a temporary lifeboat, which helped them save energy and water and then somehow they returned safely to Earth. The Apollo 13 mission was launched on April 11, 1970. This mission was for 10 days but due to the failure of the Service Module cryogenic oxygen system, he had to end his mission before landing on the surface of the moon. His mission was for 10 days, but he returned to Earth on 17 April 1970 after spending the three most difficult days of his life. Also Read: J&K: 2 soldiers martyred in Kulgam encounter... Fierce encounter with terrorists going on for 9 days

After leaving NASA, he joined Bay-Houston Towing Company, then became the President of Fisk Telephone Systems. He worked as a group vice president at Centel Corporation. He then retired as an executive vice president. In 1967, US President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Lovell as an advisor for physical fitness and sports. In 1970, during President Nixon's tenure, he was made the chairman of the Physical Fitness Council, a position he held until 1978. In 1994, he wrote a book called Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13. In 1995, a film was made based on this book written by him, called Apollo 13. NASA also named a crater on the moon in his honor.

Summary

Jim Lovell's full name is James Arthur Lovell. He was born on 25 March 1928 in Cleveland, Ohio. He started living in Milwaukee after the death of his father. After that he became a test pilot at the Naval Air Test Center in Pax River, Maryland. He also studied aviation safety from Southern California university . Also Read: No warning, bullets will be fired directly on the chest… threat to those working with Salman Khan