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Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 Commander Who Thrived Under Pressure, Dies at 97 (www.smithsonianmag.com)
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[-] remington@beehaw.org 9 points 3 weeks ago

He had a long life. Good for him.

[-] jarfil@beehaw.org 8 points 3 weeks ago

Makes you reflect on how fewer and fewer people who went to the Moon, are still alive. If we don't fix that soon, it might turn into a legend, then a myth, then a fairy tale.

[-] remington@beehaw.org 3 points 3 weeks ago

Thankfully, there's NASA's Artemis program that began in 2017: https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/artemis/

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