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Jim Lovell

Jim Lovell first flew aboard Gemini 7 wich lasted a record two weeks and conducted the first space rendezvous. His next mission was as Commander of Gemini 12 which was the final Gemini mission and gave him the record for the most time space in space by any human. His next mission was Apollo 8, the first time any humans had left the vicinity of the Earth and travelled to another heavenly body. His final mission was as Commander of Apollo 13, a triumph of teamwork over adversity considered to be NASA's greatest hour.

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