CHICAGO (AP) — James Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13 who helped turn a failed moon mission into a triumph of on-the-fly ...

The passing of renowned astronaut James Lovell at 97 has left Hollywood and the space community in mourning. His life and ...

Lovell and crew mates Jack Swigert and Fred Haise endured frigid, cramped conditions, dehydration and hunger for 3-1/2 days while concocting with Mission Control in Houston ingenious solutions to brin ...

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 ...

Tom Hanks has shared a tribute to James A. Lovell, the astronaut he portrayed in the 1995 feature “Apollo 13.” Lovell died ...

Jim Lovell died Friday at the age of 97, but for years he called north suburban Lake Forest home and forged a deep connection ...

"Apollo 13" film star Tom Hanks honored his real-life counterpart Jim Lovell, who died Aug. 7 at 97. Director Ron Howard also paid tribute.

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 ...

James Lovell, a member of humanity’s first trip to the moon and commander of NASA’s ill-fated Apollo 13 mission, has died at ...