The lunar flights give you a correct perception of our existence. You look back at Earth from the moon, and you can put your thumb up to the window and hide the Earth behind your thumb. Everything you've ever known… — 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 Image
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 Image
In space-flight terms, six landings on the moon back in the Sixties and Seventies doesn't mean much. — Jim Lovell Copy Share Image
The real friends of the space voyager are the stars. Their friendly, familiar patterns are constant companions, unchanging, out there. — Jim Lovell Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
Err Houston, we've had a problem. [pause] We've had a main B bus undervolt. — Jim Lovell Copy Share Image
I was a naval officer and aviator. I tested airplanes and got selected to be an astronaut later on. — Jim Lovell Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
Boys like either dinosaurs or airplanes. I was very much an airplane boy. — Jim Lovell Copy Share Image
For most of the time carrier aviation is more challenging than flying in a spacecraft — Jim Lovell Copy Share Image
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