Apollo 13' director Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer pay to Jim Lovell, commander of the ill-fated moon mission on which they based their movie.

James A. Lovell Jr., the renowned Apollo 13 commander, has died at age 97. His leadership during a near-disastrous mission made him a symbol of courage and resilience.

Tom Hanks has paid tribute to James “Jim” Lovell, the NASA astronaut he famously portrayed in the 1995 film Apollo 13, ...

James A. Lovell Jr., the American astronaut who commanded the Apollo 13 spacecraft on its lunar voyage in 1970 and shepherded it on a perilous four-day journey back to Earth after an oxygen tank ...

The US commander of the infamous "Apollo 13" mission, Jim Lovell, has passed away at the age of 97. A world star with a very ...

Tom Hanks paid an emotional tribute to Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell, whom he played in the 1995 movie, following his death ...

James Lovell, the pioneering U.S. astronaut whose two dramatic missions to the moon included Apollo 13, the nearly disastrous ...

LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS: James “Jim” Lovell, the celebrated Apollo 13 commander whose quick thinking turned a near-disaster ...

The astronaut was portrayed by Tom Hanks in Ron Howard's 1995 movie about the expedition, in which Hanks famously said, ...

"The University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni community mourns the passing of James Lovell x’50, a pioneering astronaut whose calm leadership helped save the crew of Apollo 13. Lovell died on August 7, ...

An American hero and Milwaukee native has died.Captain James Lovell, noted astronaut and commander of the apollo 13 mission, died Thursday at age 97.Lovell grew up in Milwaukee ...