Sunday, November 9, 2025

Episode 148: The Life and Times of Astronaut Jim Lovell


After more months that I thought it would take, I am back! While I was away, we lost another Space Race pioneer: Navy Captain James Lovell, best know as the commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission. Many credited his coolness under pressure as the one of the main reasons he and his shipmates survived that ordeal. He was laid to rest next to his wife Marilyn, who preceded him in death, at the Naval Academy Cemetery in Annapolis, Maryland.


There were also come cool updates about the Harlem Hellfighters and seven Nisei members of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team so 



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