{"id":3340,"date":"2025-08-12T17:14:54","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T00:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/?p=3340"},"modified":"2025-08-12T17:14:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T00:14:56","slug":"rip-james-arthur-lovell-jr-march-25-1928-august-7-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/2025\/08\/12\/rip-james-arthur-lovell-jr-march-25-1928-august-7-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"RIP James Arthur Lovell Jr. (March 25, 1928 \u2013 August 7, 2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only very few of the original space pioneers are still with us, and we keep losing the last remaining few.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4455-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3341\" srcset=\"http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4455-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4455-400x400.jpeg 400w, http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4455-150x150.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4455-768x768.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4455-624x624.jpeg 624w, http:\/\/reinhardkargl.com\/iBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4455.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fellow pilot, war hero and astronaut Buzz Aldrin, who keeps very engaged online,  posted this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>Grieving the loss of one of my best friends, Jim Lovell. His extraordinary legacy is cemented by many space missions: Gemini VII, Gemini XII, Apollo 8 and Apollo 13.<br><br>Our mutual respect had no limits. The Gemini XII mission we flew together paved the way for the Apollo missions.<br>Heartfelt condolences to Jim\u2019s family.<br>Farewell Jim. You will be missed, my friend. 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