James Lovell's Tie

Matthew Hitchings was delighted to receive a tie from astronaut James Lovell.
Wikipedia says this about Captain Lovell:

James "Jim" Arthur Lovell, Jr., (born March 25, 1928) is a former NASA astronaut and a retired captain in the United States Navy, most famous as the commander of the Apollo 13 mission, which suffered an explosion en route to the Moon but was brought back safely to Earth by the efforts of the crew and mission control. Lovell was also the command module pilot of Apollo 8, the first Apollo mission to enter lunar orbit. Lovell is a recipient of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He is one of only 24 people to have flown to the Moon, and the only person to have flown to the Moon twice without making a landing. Lovell was also the first American to fly in space four times.

Further information says Captain Lovell is the world's most travelled man, having done the most miles, much of it in jet propelled aircraft and space ships. He is an inspiration to our boys and especially Matthew.
The message from James to Matthew was "A school like yours gave me this tie".