On: Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 commander, has died

[sylens]

For an astronaut, it has to be a triumph to die of old age or natural causes. Doubly so for the crew of Apollo 13.

[zaken → sylens]

I thought it was interesting that astronauts live longer than the general population: https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20240001373/downloads/IW...

[rjsw → sylens]

Multiply that by having also been a Naval Aviator in early jet aircraft then a test pilot.