Misc Stuff...

When I saw this it made me start thinking of my list of the most impactful astronauts of the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo eras.  I made the mistake of Googling that very question and was a bit surprised of the lists that are out there that Lovell doesn't get much love.  Shepherd, Glenn, and Armstrong top about every list unsurprisingly.  Myself I was a bigger fan of the grinders of those eras like Lovell, Grissom, and Schirra.  Lovell was a part of the "Next Nine" group which were a group of very impactful astronauts, Lovell was the last surviving member of that group.  Godspeed Astronaut Lovell!