“During the deep dive into all things Apollo 13 amid preproduction for the film, Jim Lovell took me night-flying in his twin-engine Beechcraft Baron from a grass-strip airfield outside of Austin, Texas. No one was at the airport, so after a pilot check walkaround of the airplane, we took off.” — Tom Hanks

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https://aviationweek.com/space/space-exploration/tom-hanks-recalls-night-flying-apollo-astronaut-jim-lovell

“During the deep dive into all things Apollo 13 amid preproduction for the film, Jim Lovell took me night-flying in his twin-engine Beechcraft Baron from a grass-strip airfield outside of Austin, Texas. No one was at the airport, so after a pilot check walkaround of the airplane, we took off.” — Tom Hanks

#JimLovell #awst
https://aviationweek.com/space/space-exploration/tom-hanks-recalls-night-flying-apollo-astronaut-jim-lovell

American astronaut Jim Lovell, commander of the failed Apollo 13 mission that nearly ended in disaster but became an inspirational saga of survival, has died at the age of 97. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/09/world/science-health/lovell-obituary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #nasa #us #jimlovell #space #obituary