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 ...

Lovell's "life and work inspired millions of people across the decades," said NASA Administrator Sean Duffy in a statement.

Jim Lovell, the astronaut who commanded the famous Apollo 13 mission, has died, NASA announced Friday. He was 97.Apollo 13, a 1970 flight to the moon, became known as a "successful failure" after the ...

The Oscar-winning actor played the real-life commander of the 1970 space mission that nearly ended in tragedy.

Lovell, who died Aug. 7 at age 97, is best known for captaining the Apollo 13 mission safely back to earth after a devastating onboard explosion, saving his own life, his crew and perhaps America's ...