I was lucky enough to hear him tell the story of Apollo 13 when I was at Purdue University. In my second year, he came to the Electrical Engineering lecture ha

I was lucky enough to hear him tell the story of Apollo 13 when I was at Purdue University. In my second year, he came to the Electrical Engineering lecture hall and told the story of Apollo 13 to a packed crowd, standing room. I believe it was during the events of the opening of Armstrong Hall in 2007 Unfortunately no one had smartphones then and I doubt it was recorded. I barely remember the details but I still remember the feeling of watching someone deeply confident and caring who gave so much credit to the broader team he worked with. He remembered all the details including specific equipment and model numbers of switches. He spoke in that confident tone a lot of astronauts have but somehow still very humble and empathetic and answered so many questions. He was 70+ at the time I guess so energetic he looked 40. I honestly think this was the one time I met a "hero" who more than lived up to the hype. Rest in Peace Commander Lovell.