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Adler Planetarium

Latest comment: 9 months ago3 comments3 people in discussion

Lovell was a Life-Trustee of the Adler Planetarium, and donated many of his personal effects to the Planetarium's Collection, which are displayed in an exhibit about him. Can this be added to his page? Jkanter1 (talk) 16:22, 5 November 2025 (UTC)Reply

Support for the modified form: Lovell was a Life-Trustee of the Adler Planetarium,^[1] and donated many of his personal effects to the Planetarium's Collection, which are displayed in an exhibit about him.^[2] Grimes 2 16:38, 5 November 2025 (UTC)Reply
Done Hawkeye7 (discuss) 18:17, 5 November 2025 (UTC)Reply

References

↑ "The Adler Mourns The Loss Of Captain Lovell". Adler Planetarium. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
↑ "Mission Moon". Adler Planetarium. 18 August 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.

Semi-protected edit request on 7 March 2026

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This edit request has been answered. Set the |answered= parameter to no to reactivate your request.

Knsksnsosnsknsk8888 (talk) 16:48, 7 March 2026 (UTC)Reply

[k687-1] "The Adler Mourns The Loss Of Captain Lovell". Adler Planetarium. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.

[y295-2] "Mission Moon". Adler Planetarium. 18 August 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.

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