Obituary: Jim Lovell, astronaut

Obituary: Jim Lovell, astronaut

Jim Lovell commanded Apollo 13, the only Apollo mission scheduled to land on the Moon which did not. Lovell and his fellow astronauts, and the ground crew, overcame incredible odds in bringing the damaged spacecraft of Apollo 13 home to Earth. Photo: Getty Images Record-setting astronaut Jim Lovell was the first person to fly into space four times.

A burst of colour

A burst of colour

A painting of the Great Dome at the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition, Dunedin, reproduced in full colour on the cover of the exhibition-themed Christmas annual. — Otago Witness 1925 Christmas Annual To-day the Otago Witness Annual makes a welcome reappearance, and is in all respects worthy of comparison with the best publications of its kind.