He led the three-man crew that survived a near catastrophic explosion in space in 1970, and was later immortalized by Tom ...

Jim Lovell, the commander of the famed Apollo 13 mission, has died, according to NASA. He was 97.

Astronaut Jim Lovell's death at 97 comes two months before the Oscar-winning film inspired by his crew's story, "Apollo 13," ...

Apollo 13 mission commander and astronaut Jim Lovell has died at the age of 97. “We are saddened to announce the passing of ...

Jim Lovell, the astronaut, who has died aged 97, was commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission in April 1970, which turned ...

American astronaut Jim Lovell, commander of the failed 1970 mission to the moon that nearly ended in disaster but became an ...

James Lovell grew up in Milwaukee and graduated from Juneau High School went on to be an astronaut. Lovell has died at age 97 ...

Hanks, 69, starred as Lovell in 1995's hit film Apollo 13, and he has continued to be a NASA defender and an advocate for ...

Command module pilot Jack Swigert uttered the famous words to Mission Control Center which have often been misquoted.

"Apollo 13" heads to theaters for film's 30th anniversary, tells the Jim Lovell-led story of a near-disastrous NASA mission.

Astronaut Jim Lovell circled the moon on Apollo 8 and helped bring Apollo 13 home safely despite a mishap far from Earth.

James “Jim” Lovell, the former NASA astronaut renowned for his heroic leadership during the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission, has passed away at the age of 97. Lovell was the oldest living former astronaut ...