Jim Lovell, who was among the first astronauts to leave Earth’s gravitational pull, has died, NASA announced. He was portrayed by Tom Hanks in the movie "Apollo 13," which dramatized the nearly ...

Jim Lovell, the celebrated commander of the infamous Apollo 13 lunar mission, died on Thursday at age 97. His death was announced on Friday in a statement from NASA, which celebrated his ...

A veteran of the early days of the U.S. space program has died. Astronaut Jim Lovell flew in space four times. He's best known as the commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13. That mission almost ended in ...

Astronaut James Lovell Jr., known for serving as commander of the Apollo 13 mission, died Thursday, Aug. 7, in Lake Forest, Ill. He was 97. On Friday, Aug. 8, his family confirmed his death in a ...

Trailblazing Apollo 13 commander James Lovell, whose “calm” heroics helped prevent a failed moon mission from turning into an unthinkable tragedy, has died. He was 97. Lovell died in Lake Forest, ...

CHICAGO — James Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13 who helped turn a failed moon mission into a triumph of on-the-fly can-do engineering, has died. He was 97. Lovell died Thursday in Lake Forest, ...

CHICAGO — James Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13 who helped turn a failed moon mission into a triumph of on-the-fly can-do engineering, has died. He was 97. Lovell died Thursday in Lake Forest, ...

A moment to remember NASA astronaut James Lovell. Lovell flew in space four times, including as commander of the near-catastrophic Apollo 13 mission in April of 1970. An oxygen tank exploded aboard ...

Jim Lovell, the commander of the famed Apollo 13 mission, has died, according to NASA. He was 97. “We are saddened by the passing of Jim Lovell, commander of Apollo 13 and a four-time spaceflight ...