Boys like either dinosaurs or airplanes. I was very much an airplane boy. — Jim Lovell Copy Share Image
I was born a year after Lindbergh made his historic trip across the Atlantic. Boys like either dinosaurs or airplanes. I was… — Jim Lovell Copy Share Image
The Moon is essentially gray - no color - looks like plaster of paris - soft of gray sand. — Jim Lovell Copy Share Image
Be thankful for problems. If they were less difficult, someone with less ability might have your job. — Jim Lovell Copy Share
I would suspect strongly that over a period of time, if we put our mind to going to Mars, it will be a consortium… — Jim Lovell Copy Share
In space-flight terms, six landings on the moon back in the Sixties and Seventies doesn't mean much. — Jim Lovell Copy Share
The real friends of the space voyager are the stars. Their friendly, familiar patterns are constant companions, unchanging, out there. — Jim Lovell Copy Share
If you're going to go into space, you have to have an objective, a mission. Where do you want to go? Earth orbit? The… — Jim Lovell Copy Share
I was only a hero by default. The flights were few and far between. There weren't that many astronauts. The moon flights were so… — Jim Lovell Copy Share
I was a naval officer and aviator. I tested airplanes and got selected to be an astronaut later on. — Jim Lovell Copy Share
Well, Frank, my thoughts are very similar. The vast loneliness up here at the moon is awe-inspiring, and it makes you realize what you… — Jim Lovell Copy Share
We learned a lot about the Moon, but what we really learned was about the Earth. The fact that just from the distance of… — Jim Lovell Copy Share
For most of the time carrier aviation is more challenging than flying in a spacecraft — Jim Lovell Copy Share
