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Tom Hanks is remembering late astronaut Jim Lovell, whom he portrayed in the Oscar-winning film “Apollo 13,” as among the ...
Astronaut Jim Lovell, commander of the Apollo 13 mission to the moon, died in Illinois, his family announced. Lovell, 97, ...
Lovell was a veteran of four spaceflights, including Apollo 13, during which he and his crewmates famously averted disaster.
The four-time spaceflight veteran known for his work on Gemini and Apollo missions, died in Lake Forest, Illinois on Aug. 7 ...
Once America's most experienced astronaut, Apollo 13's Jim Lovell, who died at 97, was the first to visit the moon twice.
Astronaut Jim Lovell of Apollo 13 fame died at 97; his leadership is celebrated for averting a lunar mission disaster, ...
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 ...