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Jim Lovell was born in Cleveland, Ohio on March 25, 1928. Even as a child he was interested in rockets. During high school with the help of friends and his chemistry professor, he built a rocket that flew 80 feet into the air, wobbled, turned and 'exploded in a splendid suicide'. This was the start of Jim Lovell's lifelong fascination with projectiles.






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