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Astronaut Jim Lovell, commander of the Apollo 13 mission to the moon, died in Illinois, his family announced. Lovell, 97, ...
Jim Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13 who helped turn a failed moon mission into a triumph of on-the-fly can-do engineering, ...
The four-time spaceflight veteran known for his work on Gemini and Apollo missions, died in Lake Forest, Illinois on Aug. 7 ...
Lovell's "life and work inspired millions of people across the decades," said NASA Administrator Sean Duffy in a statement.
Tom Hanks has paid tribute to James “Jim” Lovell, the NASA astronaut he famously portrayed in the 1995 film Apollo 13, ...
One of NASA's most-traveled astronauts in the agency's first decade, Jim Lovell flew four times, including on the ...
Jim Lovell died Friday at the age of 97, but for years he called north suburban Lake Forest home and forged a deep connection ...
The Oscar-winning actor played the real-life commander of the 1970 space mission that nearly ended in tragedy.
Lovell famously delivered the news to mission control, saying “Houston, we’ve had a problem.” The exchange was later ...
Apollo 13 commander James Lovell has died at age 97. Lovell was one of NASA’s most experienced astronauts, flying four ...