He was accepted in September 1962 as one of the second group of astronauts needed for the Gemini and Apollo programs. So the guidance system in the command module knew our attitude with respect to the celestial sphere. Recently, I had the honor to interview Captain Lovell about Apollo 13 at the Lake Forest, Illinois, public library. We were coming back in, and we got through that one other big problem that we had, that we were being poisoned by our own exhalations. [10] He secured a nomination from his local U.S. Representative, John C. Brophy, and entered Annapolis in July 1948. Initially one astronaut had to be suited, but this made him uncomfortably warm, and eventually mission control relented and allowed both to leave their space suits off. Astronomy: Can you describe your reaction when you heard the loud bang that resulted from the oxygen tank exploding? [41] Jungle survival training was conducted at the United States Air Force (USAF) Tropic Survival School at Albrook Air Force Station in the Panama Canal Zone, desert survival training at Stead Air Force Base in Nevada, and water survival training on the Dilbert Dunker at the USN school at the Naval Air Station Pensacola and on Galveston Bay. On board the USS Iwo Jima, Lovell reads a newspaper story that gives a detailed account of Apollo 13s successful conclusion. But that was another little bad omen. He was cast as the ship's skipper, Captain Leland Kirkemo. His father, James Lovell Sr., died when Jim was only five years old. The funny thing is on one of the unmanned Saturn Vs there were two unmanned Saturn V launches that same thing had occurred, and they felt they had everything all squared away by [the time of our launch]. So we have a crew down in the simulators now working out the directions. [83] "Sure, why not?" A waist restraint was provided on the space suit, and the Gemini spacecraft and the Agena target vehicle had additional handrails, handholds, and rings for tethering the waist restraint. But by early 1970, NASAs run of success had turned much of the nation complacent. [95] Using the Apollo Lunar Module as a "life boat" providing battery power, oxygen, and propulsion, Lovell and his crew re-established the free return trajectory that they had left, and swung around the Moon to return home. Add a Memory. Lovell replied, "What could possibly be the difference between Apollo 13 and Apollo 14? [69] Although this did not seem to bother Lovell, Duke regarded it as his worst experience as an astronaut, and Roosa became quite seasick. Please ignore rumors and hoaxes. One of their jobs was to remove the liquid oxygen from the two liquid oxygen tanks that were in the spacecraft. It was all by itself, just about, nothing else around it. Find an Obituary. [3] He was a member of the Boy Scouts during his childhood and eventually achieved Eagle Scout, the organization's highest rank. [57], The goals of Gemini 12, the final Gemini mission, were ill-defined at first. Unfortunately, we didnt make it. [15] He went to flight training at Naval Air Station Pensacola from October 1952 to February 1954. Astronaut Jim McDivitt, commander of NASAs first spacewalk, dies at age 93, We choose to go to the Moon: Remembering JFKs Rice University speech, Mission into the unknown: Voyager probes celebrate 45 years in space, Astronomy Magazine Collection 2016-2020 DVD-ROM, 50 years later: Jim Lovell recounts the Apollo 13 disaster. Lovell used some otherwise idle time to do navigational sightings, maneuvering the module to view stars by using the Apollo guidance computer keyboard. Marilyn Lovell , wife of James Lovell, with their daughters. So these are the things that led up to Apollo 13 [being] unusual. Legendary NASA Astronaut and Apollo 13 Commander. Well go fifty-fifty. Lovell: Well, I have to tell you another interesting story along those lines. Of the rest, four were tests of spacecraft systems, five involved radiometry or navigation, and three involved photography and observation,[52] To save space, the G5C space suit was designed that incorporated a soft hood instead of a helmet and zippers instead of a neck ring. [104][111][112][113][114][115], In 1999, the Lovell family opened a restaurant in Lake Forest, Illinois, "Lovell's of Lake Forest". Lovell's first impression on being approached about the film was that Kevin Costner would be a good choice to portray him, given the physical resemblance,[168] but Tom Hanks was cast in the role. So I had been used to an engine quitting occasionally when testing airplanes and things like that. Less than 10 minutes after the broadcast finished, an oxygen tank onboard exploded. He graduated in the spring of 1952 with a Bachelor of Science degree[clarification needed] and was commissioned as an ensign in the Navy. But when the explosion occurred and we had to use the lunar module, [we still] needed the command module and its heat shield to get back into the atmosphere. He had previously teamed with Frank Borman on Gemini VII in December 1965, when they achieved the first rendezvous with another manned spacecraft; with Buzz Aldrin on Gemini XII in November 1966, that programs final mission; and with Borman and Bill Anders on the historic Apollo 8 mission in December 1968 that first sent astronauts to the Moon. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. In 1968, as command module pilot of Apollo 8, he became, with Frank Borman and William Anders, one of the first three astronauts to fly to and orbit the Moon. Lovell took his turn with Borman and Anders in reading a passage from the Biblical creation story in the Book of Genesis. So they looked at the schematics of the tank. [2] For the first two years after the death of his father, Lovell and his mother lived with a relative in Terre Haute, Indiana. They have four children. Survivors ;Daughters, Teresa Stalnaker and David of Cabot, Jenny Lammers and . So we knew then in the lunar module what our attitude was, so we could use the lunar module later on with [its] engine to maneuver to different attitudes. [99], Apollo 13's flight trajectory gave Lovell, Haise, and Swigert the record for the farthest distance that humans have ever traveled from Earth. Nelsen Funeral Home & Crematory James C. Lovell, 89, formerly of Sandston, Virginia, went home to the Lord on Monday, May 24, 2021. This was complicated when the rendezvous radar set failed. [29], On September 14, Slayton informed Lovell that he had been accepted. The mission was to be the first devoted largely to science, and targeted an area near Fra Mauro Crater that scientists thought had been splattered by debris from the impact that formed Mare Imbrium. With the help of engineers on the ground, they jury-rigged a square canister from the command module to fit into the round holes of the lunar modules environmental system. Seated next to him on the right are Gene Cernan and Neil Armstrong, respectively. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. The engine was then fired again to enter a 112-kilometer (60nmi) circular orbit around the Moon. James W. Lovell in Idaho, Deaths and Burials, 1907-1965. . This reunited Lovell with his Gemini 7 commander Frank Borman, along with LMP William Anders. But, fortunately, when youre in deep trouble, you learn pretty fast. If I wanted to go left, it [went someplace else]. Then I went out to the side window. Thats what started out to be Lost Moon. Astronomy: Thank you, Captain Lovell, for joining us today and reminiscing about Apollo 13, whose 50th anniversary is coming up quickly. It was estimated that the crew had traveled 933,419 kilometers (504,006nmi). Meg Jones. I said, No. At a parade attended by 500,000 people, Lovell was conferred Chicago's medal of merit. It turned out that the son of a flight controller also worked for Ron Howard, and his job was to go through all the books and the scripts and everything that people handed him, to see if theyre worthwhile making a movie. All the oxygen got out. James passed away on month day 1934, at age 54 at death place, Idaho. They did not do it. Lovell: [Laughs.] So its gonna wipe out everything down below. Apollo 9 was planned as a high-apogee Earth orbital test of the Lunar Module (LM). Jay's father, Captain James Lovell, opened Lovells on April 23, 1999, and sold the business to his son and daughter-in-law 10 years ago. In January 1958, he entered a six-month test pilot training course at the Naval Air Test Center at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, with Class 20 and graduated at the top of the class. Known for a life of service and love for his family, Jim grew up on a tobacco farm in Penhook, Virginia, and graduated from Franklin County High School in 1950. He was serving as a flight instructor and safety officer at the time (1963) he was selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the crewed space program. This included a Western Pacific deployment aboard the aircraft carrier USSShangri-La. [53] Gemini 6, now called Gemini 6A, lifted off on December 15, and rendezvoused with Gemini 7 on Gemini 6A's fourth orbit. But the anomaly of this whole thing was, back in 1965 I think it was, the manufacturer of the spacecraft told the manufacturer of the liquid oxygen tank to change the circuit breakers or the thermostats from being compatible for 28-volt to 65-volt. They werent paying any attention. Enter the Space & Beyond Box Photo Contest! [73] The crew was informed of this decision on August 10, 1968, and the training schedule was adjusted accordingly. The center of gravity, instead of being in the center of the lunar module like it is normally, was way out in left field someplace, and if I wanted to go right, it went someplace else. [145] The Apollo 8 crew was also awarded the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Haley Astronautics Award for 1970,[146] and were named Time Magazine Men of the Year in 1968. This information was then used to calculate required mid-course corrections. Search by Name. So as we got very close to the Moon, they call up and say, Are you ready to copy? and I said, I am, and I started to copy. This was his fourth trip into space. Sign the Guest Book. His wisdom, generosity and compassion served as true inspiration for those in his. The restaurant displayed memorabilia from Lovell's time with NASA and the filming of Apollo 13. [Laughs.] Lovell eventually completed 107 carrier deck landings. [Laughs.] [The following has been edited for clarity and length.]. [4][5] He became interested in rocketry and built flying models as a teenager. So when the flight crew, after the last test, just two weeks before the flight, tried to remove the oxygen, they couldnt do it. [61][62][64], Gemini 12 returned to Earth on November 15, after 59 orbits. We left and the ground crew went in to secure the spacecraft. Many wondered whether fixing problems on Earth demanded more attention than exploring the Moon. He is survived by his devoted and loving family including Mary Jordan Lovell, his wife of 63 years; children Paula Lovell, Reecy (Brooks) Pearson and Beth (Jack) Williamson; his grandson, James Thomas Lovell; his sisters, Marjorie Raby and Clarice Simcox; and a niece, grandniece and great grandniece. Mother Drucilla Ann Rainey Lovell. The iconic five-word phrase spoken by Tom Hanks, portraying astronaut Jim Lovell, in the 1995 blockbuster Apollo 13 instantly became one of the most memorable movie quotes of all time. "[78], As CMP, Lovell served as the navigator, using the spacecraft's built-in sextant to determine its position by measuring star positions. [9] While Lovell was attending pre-flight training in the summer of 1948, the Navy was beginning to make cutbacks in the program, and cadets were under a great deal of pressure to transfer out. It took Lovell ten minutes to figure out the correct values, using the thrusters to get the stars Rigel and Sirius aligned,[80] and another 15 minutes to enter the corrected data into the computer. A series of innovations had been developed in response to the problems that had been encountered. [43], Lovell was selected as backup pilot for Gemini 4,[44] which was officially announced on July 29, 1964. The ground at first thought that this was a communications problem, that somehow we were interrupted by the radio waves or the rays coming from the Sun or something of this nature, and giving all these false indications on the consoles down there. One of the backsides largest is Mare Moscoviense, seen at the center of this image. He was designated a naval aviator on February 1, 1954, upon completion of pilot training, and was assigned to VC-3 at Moffett Field near San Francisco, California. This positioned Lovell for his second flight and first command, of Gemini 12. James was preceded in death by his parents; Jim and Lena Lovell, and siblings; Don Lovell, Olivia James, Gaynell Leachman Connie Taylor, Linda Guedry and Martha Jean Lovell. As you might expect, the events of the mission remain etched in his mind even after 50 years. He was grounded for some time. As the commander of the Apollo 13 lunar mission, Lovell and his crew were faced with a serious problem: a fault in the electrical equipment caused a loss of power and oxygen. He was then assigned to Electronics Test, working with radar, and in 1960 he became the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II program manager. [1] At the time of his enlistment, two of his brothers . A proud father and cherished friend, Jim was an exceptional individual. Along with his wife Marilyn, who also has a cameo in the film, Lovell provided a commentary track on both the single disc and the two-disc special edition DVD. [31] On September 17, the media crowded into the 1800-seat Cullen Auditorium at the University of Houston for the official announcement, but it was a low-key event compared to the unveiling of the Mercury Seven three years before. [39] The MSC complex was not yet complete, so NASA temporarily leased office space in Houston. View our Privacy Policy. September 27, 2022 by John Groove Marilyn Lovell was born on July 11, 1930 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. The two had begun dating while they were in high school. Astronomy: Thats good. The urine collection hose was used to vacuum up water that entered the cabin. It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of James Lovell of Cambridge, Ontario, who passed away on January 4, 2022, leaving to mourn family and friends. I think this is the last flight Im gonna make. [Laughs.]. We have several questions about the mission and your reactions to everything that transpired during Apollo 13. Astronomy: How did you hold your composure in such an extraordinary and unprecedented moment of crisis? [6], After graduating from high school, Lovell attended the University of Wisconsin in Madison for two years, where he studied engineering under the United States Navy's "Flying Midshipman" program from 1946 to 1948. Your IP: [118][119], Lovell's awards and decorations include:[120], The Gemini 6 and 7 crews were awarded the Harmon International Trophy for 1966 in a ceremony at the White House. He was born to Emery Lee and Lilly Mae Cook Lovell in Cullman County. Lovell: Well, actually, this is the first time that we were really going for exploration or discovery. The next day Aldrin performed his free-flight EVA. [48], The Gemini 6 mission, which was commanded by Schirra with Tom Stafford as pilot, had a serious setback on October 15, 1965, when the Agena target vehicle that Gemini 6 was supposed to rendezvous with exploded soon after takeoff. [104], Lovell retired from the Navy and the space program on March 1, 1973, and went to work at the Bay-Houston Towing Company in Houston, Texas,[105] taking on the role of CEO in 1975. And I thought at first that it was Fred. Tracy Cernan Woolie is the daughter of Gene Cernan. All photos by NASA unless otherwise noted. Cloudflare Ray ID: 7a1153df58cbd995 Active community member among four killed. They asked the Smithsonian, Do you have any space artifacts that we could have in this museum? Then the lights came on in the Smithsonian and also NASA, Well, we can get rid of this spacecraft. So they exiled Apollo 13 to Le Bourget, and it stayed there for 20 years. 0:00. Jim Lovell with his wife, Nancy Montgomery, and three sons. How do we create a person's profile? Receive news, sky-event information, observing tips, and But what they didnt know, as the temperature in the tank got up close to 80 degrees, which is kind of unusual for liquid oxygen, the little thermostat was gonna open up to shut off the power and keep the heat down. The lunar module obviously was never designed to operate as a lifeboat and using it was truly unprecedented. [54], In the final two days of the mission, Lovell had time to read part of Drums Along the Mohawk by Walter D. Edmonds. This flight was the first of three preparatory to the Moon landing of Apollo 11. Here it is. But by the time 13 came around, [NASA] didnt worry so much about the transition and the mechanics of getting to the Moon. Aldrin became Lovell's backup CMP, and Fred Haise joined Armstrong's crew as LMP. He was on his way to Rockefeller Plaza to help set up for the Christmas tree lighting, Matt Lauer told viewers on Monday's "Today." Lovell was one of at least four people who died in the accident. The instrument panel was missing. James Arthur Lovell Jr. was born on March 25, 1928, in Cleveland, Ohio. James was born in Nicolas County on Dec. 20, 1926 to the late James Lovell Sosby, Sr. and Gertrude Burden Sosby. About 18 years after that, I had a classmate that went out there and he saw it and he wrote me a letter. The resulting shortage of power and oxygen forced the abandonment of the Moon mission. Lovell: Well, its kind of interesting. In lieu of a second medal, the mayor gifted him a crystal paperweight that he "invented for the occasion". The tests there were much the same as those employed to select the Mercury Seven,[27] but this time Lovell passed. He then commanded the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970 which, after a critical failure en route, circled the Moon and returned safely to Earth. I cant tell you today why I did it, but when I looked out the window, I saw escaping at the rear of my spacecraft in sort of a flame or flume type of thing, a gaseous substance, and I realized quickly that that gas I saw coming out was the oxygen, and that I had lost both oxygen tanks. Historical Person Search Search Search Results Results JAMES P. LOVELL (1845 - 1921) Try FREE for 14 days Try FREE for 14 days. We walked up to it. A graduate of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, in the class of 1952, Lovell flew F2H Banshee night fighters. In his acceptance speech he emphasized the use of words over "rock throwing" to help attain political goals. The filmmakers offered to make Lovell's character an admiral aboard the ship, but Lovell said: "I retired as a captain and a captain I will be." [61][62] Before returning to the spacecraft, Aldrin cleaned the pilot's window with a cloth, and Lovell jokingly asked him if he could change the oil too. It was to be the third mission to land American astronauts on the lunar surface, but, not long into the mission, the three-man crew of Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise faced a crisis.. Available Upon Request. Gemini 7 made a successful return from orbit on December 18. Fee Range. I mean, when you do things, when you do the controls, theyll go the way they were designed to go and you learned it that way. Seven days before launch, a member of the Apollo 13 backup crew, Duke, contracted rubella from a friend of his son. 185.6.10.41 Jim Lovell, executive director of the Third Avenue Charitable Organization (TACO) believes that we, as a community, must change and expand our point of . [142] The General Thomas D. White USAF Space Trophy is normally awarded to Air Force personnel, but an exception was made to include Lovell, and the Apollo 8 crew were awarded the 1968 trophy. [116] The restaurant was put on the market for sale in February 2014,[117] and it closed in April 2015, the property being auctioned the same month. He died November 4, 2022, in Fort Myers, FL, at the age of 49 years, 10 months, and 17 days. We were in the auditorium down in the Johnson Space Center. [21] In 1960, electronics test was merged with armaments test to become weapons test, and Lovell became the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II program manager. Of the five, only Mattingly was not immune through prior exposure. [Laughs.] My first question is, Apollo 13 was going to be the third Moon landing. The oxygen was all removed. [67][68], The Apollo command module was redesigned after the fire, and afterwards it underwent a series of qualification tests. Then they put that in the movie. Apollo 8 was the first manned spacecraft to be lifted into near-earth orbit by a 7-1/2 million pound thrust Saturn V launch vehicle; and Lovell and fellow crewmen, Frank Borman and William A. Anders, Twelve experiments had been carried out. [160], A small crater on the far side of the Moon was named Lovell in his honor in 1970. The mission was to be the first devoted largely to science, and targeted an area near Fra Mauro Crater that scientists thought had been splattered by debris from the impact that formed Mare. [92] A problem with draining the tank had been reported before the mission, and Lovell had approved the action taken to turn on the heaters to purge the oxygen rather than to replace the faulty tank, which would have delayed the mission by a month. [73], Construction delays of the first crewed LM prevented it from being ready in time to fly on Apollo 8, planned as a low Earth orbit test. [79][80], Once the crew realized why the computer had changed the module's attitude, they knew that they would have to reenter the correct data to tell the computer the module's actual orientation. We hadnt finished the book yet, when our [agent] said, Look, theres some interest in the movies for it. So I got a call from Ron Howard: Could you come out and talk to me about this particular story?. Death 28 Feb 1921 - CHEATHAM CTY., TENNESSEE. "[99] His comment was rebutted by NASA Administrator Thomas O. Paine, who hastened to reassure the public that NASA would be mounting more missions to the Moon. I could tell. However,. With the successful return of Apollo 13 on April 17, Lovell had completed more than 715 hours of space travel. Lovell remained in NASA, and in 1971 he became a deputy director of the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. We discussed it. Astronomy: I understand your crew was originally scheduled to fly on Apollo 14 and not 13, but NASA rejected [Director of Flight Crew Operations] Deke Slaytons recommendation for the Apollo 13 crew, and thus bumped you up. [When] I started to maneuver in the normal way it didnt work. On March 21, this was changed as a result of the deaths of the Gemini 9 prime crew, Elliot See and Charles Bassett, in an air crash. [16], In January 1958, Lovell entered a six-month test pilot training course at what was then the Naval Air Test Center (now the United States Naval Test Pilot School) at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, with Class 20,[17] which also included future astronauts Wally Schirra and Pete Conrad,[18] who gave Lovell the nickname "Shaky". This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. Jeffrey Lovell shot and killed Francisco about 12:30 p.m. July 16, 2016, when the teen and two friends mistakenly went to the Lovells' Boucher Circle home, thinking it was a friend's house, and. What did that conversation go like? [164], About a month after the return to Earth of Apollo 13, Lovell and his crewmates, Fred Haise and Jack Swigert, appeared on The Tonight Show with host Johnny Carson. "It was, I guess, by default supposed to wind up the Gemini program and catch all those items that were not caught on previous flights. [18][20], Later that year, Lovell, Conrad, and Schirra were among 110 military test pilots selected as potential astronaut candidates for Project Mercury. [159] He was also awarded an honorary doctor of laws degree at William Paterson College's commencement exercises in 1974. The first was a standup EVA on November 12, in which the spacecraft door was opened and he stood up, but did not leave the spacecraft. (Haise appears on the giant screen.) Updates? By Kevin E. Foley, Contributor | December 2, 2013. [24] A three-person selection panel consisting of Mercury Seven astronauts Alan Shepard and Deke Slayton, and NASA test pilot Warren J. To the relief of nearly everyone on Earth, the Apollo 13 command module splashed down safely in the South Pacific Ocean on April 17. Never Alone. James (Jim) Lovell, age 72, of Holly Pond passed away Sunday morning, July 19, 2015 at UA Medical Center, Birmingham. Apollo 13s crew changed course to swing once around the Moon and then return to Earth. Mr. Lovell lived most of his life in Providence and was married to the late Cornelia Anne Gentry Lovell. Performance & security by Cloudflare. . Astronomy: From the Apollo 13 film as well as from your getting safely back home, I think in most peoples minds, Apollo 13 is right up there with, or maybe just a little bit below, Apollo 11 in terms of what people remember about the Apollo program. The Sunday morning Metro-North train derailment in the Bronx brought tragedy to Philipstown with the news that Jim Lovell of North Highlands was among the four people reported killed. Sympathy Ideas. He saw this manuscript, which was not completed, and he went to Ron Howard and he said, Look at this. [139] Lovell received a second Harmon International Trophy in 1967 when he and Aldrin were selected for their Gemini 12 flight. It was still on the cradle that they had rolled it in on. [38] Developers in Timber Cove offered astronauts mortgages with small down payments and low interest rates. These techniques had been worked out by Dean F. Grimm and Buzz Aldrin, who had written his doctoral thesis on the subject. Because of the loss of electrical power, we lose our rocket engine on the command module. The harrowing return journey transfixed the nation and the world. His mother, Blanche, raised her only child in. Lets go see it.. So were gonna get you off that free-return and put you on a course that when you get around and start landing, youll start to see the craters and the shadows and things like that. So thats fine. In April 1970, James Lovell's leadership skills became a matter of life or death. The Apollo 13 astronauts would never have made it home safely if they hadnt figured out a way to remove carbon dioxide from the air. Finally, when all that stuff was down, it got kind of cold in there. Youre gonna be like landing in a saucer of milk. 2023 Astronomy Calendar & Observer's Handbook, Apollo 1 tragedy: The fatal fire and its aftermath, Walter Cunningham, last surviving Apollo 7 astronaut, dies at age 90, Apollo 17: Humanity's last trip to the Moon, Remembering Apollo 17, which blasted off for the Moon 50 years ago, Why NASA landed Apollo 17 at Taurus-Littrow valley. Then, as we got closer and closer to the Moon, they said, By the way, when you get behind the Moon now, youll lose communication with us, so be sure youre ready to copy [our instructions]. And I said, Well, I have my two companions, and if I miss something to copy on this next procedure, Im sure theyll pick it up. Then, what made things worse is that the manufacturer didnt double-check his directive to do it and, consequently, they damaged the tank, and then 200,000 miles out on April 13 the tank exploded. Jim Lovell, byname of James Arthur Lovell, Jr., (born March 25, 1928, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.), U.S. astronaut of the Gemini and Apollo space programs, commander of the nearly disastrous Apollo 13 flight to the Moon in 1970. [161] Discovery World in Milwaukee was named The James Lovell Museum of Science, Economics and Technology. "[58] By July, its mission had become to master extravehicular activity (EVA), something that had proven problematic on earlier Gemini missions, as they had been more strenuous than expected and performing simple tasks had been more complicated. I mean, wed be coming up six months or some time earlier. At first, we didnt notice it. He later moved to Illinois and opened a successful restaurant in Lake Forest. Neither he nor the launch pad crew were aware that the tank contained the wrong thermostat switch. [14], Lovell was one of 50 members of his 783-strong graduating class initially selected for naval aviation training. Lovell joined Edwin E. 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