NASA astronaut Jim Lovell dies. About his friendship with Buzz Aldrin

Buzz Aldrin turned 95 years old on Jan. 20, 2025. That date is also his wedding anniversary to Anca Aldrin.

NASA astronaut Jim Lovell was an Ohio native who worked on Gemini and Apollo space programs.

and Buzz Aldrin were friends for a long time.

The , globally known for their respective history-making Apollo missions, enjoyed a friendship that spanned decades.

Jim Lovell , in Lake Forest, Illinois, at age 97.

He served as the command module pilot for the Apollo 8 mission to the moon and, along with his crew, became the first to lift off on a Saturn V rocket and orbit the moon. Aldrin and Lovell worked together for the Gemini 12 mission, which paved the way for the Apollo space program.

Lovell's "crew-mate" and pal Buzz Aldrin, the second person to ever walk on the moon, is 95. He li