The naval aviator turned astronaut led the mission, guiding it safely back to Earth after it went perilously wrong.

Actor honors astronaut he portrayed in Oscar-nominated 1995 film following news of Lovell's death Friday at the age of 97 ...

The four-time spaceflight veteran known for his work on Gemini and Apollo missions, died in Lake Forest, Illinois on Aug. 7 at the age of 97.

"Apollo 13" heads to theaters for film's 30th anniversary, tells the Jim Lovell-led story of a near-disastrous NASA mission. Lovell died Aug. 7, 2025.

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Jim Lovell, the Apollo 13 astronaut known for his leadership in pioneering human space flight, has died at 97 years old ...

Astronaut Jim Lovell, commander of the Apollo 13 mission to the moon, died in Illinois, his family announced. Lovell, 97, ...

Liftoff! We have a liftoff, 32 minutes past the hour. Liftoff on Apollo 11." — Jack King, NASA's "voice of launch control." He later said he was so excited that he said "engine" instead of ...

The astronauts of the Apollo 13 mission reunite. April 13, 2010— -- It took just one sentence to get the world to pay attention to the Apollo 13 mission. "Houston, we have a problem." But in ...

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