This crew was unique among pre-Space Shuttle era missions in that the commander was not the most experienced member of the crew: Lovell had flown twice before, on Gemini VII and Gemini XII.
ðɪs kɹˈuː wʌz juːnˈiːk ɐmˌʌŋ pɹˈiːspˈeɪs ʃˈʌɾəl ˈiəɹə mˈɪʃənz ɪn ðætðə kəmˈændɚ wʌz nˌɑːt ðə mˈoʊst ɛkspˈiəɹɪənst mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə kɹˈuː: lˈʌvɛl hæd flˈoʊn twˈaɪs bᵻfˈoːɹ, ˌɔn dʒˈɛmᵻnˌaɪ ɹˌoʊmən sˈɛvən ænd dʒˈɛmᵻnˌaɪ ɹˌoʊmən twˈɛlv.