The Explorers' Club, № CMXLIX

The Space Race—The New Nine, Part VII
James Arthur Lovell Junior (born 25 March 1928), Captain, U.S. Navy—He flew Gemini VII (1965), Gemini XII (1966), Apollo 8 (1968), & Apollo 13 (Odyssey & Aquarius, 1970), making him one of three astronauts to fly to & from the Moon twice & the only one not to be a Moonwalker; his memoir, Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13, served as a primary source for the motion picture Apollo 13.

Commentary: As of this publication, Captain Lovell is still alive, aged ninety-five.

Bonus! Space Race Song o' the Day: The New Nine—Jim Lovell
Frank Sinatra, "Fly Me to the Moon" from It Might As Well Be Swing (Space Cadet Mike Papa Whiskey)

The Wayback Machine Tour of Jim Lovell
The Explorers' Club, № DCCLXXXVII: The 55th Anniversary of Gemini VII, Part I
The Explorers' Club, № DCCXC: The 55th Anniversary of Gemini VII, Part II
The Explorers' Club, № DCCCL: The 55th Anniversary of Gemini XII, Part I
The Explorers' Club, № DCCCLI: The 55th Anniversary of Gemini XII, Part II
The Explorers' Club, № DCCXXIV: The 51st Anniversary of Apollo 8, Part I
The Explorers' Club, № DCCXXV: The 51st Anniversary of Apollo 8, Part II
The Explorers' Club, № DCCXXVI: The 51st Anniversary of Apollo 8, Part III
The Explorers' Club, № DCCXLII: The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 13, Part I
The Explorers' Club, №DCCXLIII: The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 13, Part II
The Explorers' Club, № DCCXLIV: The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 13, Part III

Semper exploro.