Scout at Heart: Former Boy Scout helped lead Apollo 13 mission to safety after its explosion
February 8, 2010
Lovell was introduced to the audience by Texas Tech professor Barent McCool, father of astronaut and Eagle Scout Willie McCool, who died aboard Space Shuttle Columbia during its reentry to Earth in 2003.
There might not have been a better person than Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell to tell Lubbock-area Boy Scouts the significance of their motto, "be prepared."
Lovell was introduced to the audience by Texas Tech professor Barent McCool, father of astronaut and Eagle Scout Willie McCool, who died aboard Space Shuttle Columbia during its reentry to Earth in 2003.