Typed Letter ***Signed*** Lovell, James Jim

Signed "James Lovell" in black ink. This letter in on Captain James A. Lovell letterhead, measures 7.25" X 10.50" and is dated May 21, 1980. Letter has normal mailing folds otherwise in fine condition. James Arthur Lovell Jr. (March 25, 1928) is an American retired astronaut, naval aviator, test pilot and mechanical engineer. In 1968, as command module pilot of Apollo 8, he became, with Frank Borman and William Anders, one of the first three astronauts to fly to and orbit the Moon. He then commanded the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970 which, after a critical failure en route, looped round the Moon and returned safely to Earth. The photographs shown in the listing are for display purposes only and not included as part of the sale.