US EditionCommander of Apollo 13 mission, Jim Lovell, dies
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS, AUG 8 – Jim Lovell led four space missions and is remembered for his calm leadership during Apollo 13's oxygen tank explosion that nearly ended in disaster, NASA said.
- James Lovell, the commander of the Apollo 13 mission, died on August 7 at the age of 97 in Lake Forest, Illinois.
- Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy stated that Lovell's character inspired millions and helped transform a potential tragedy into a success.
- Lovell, who never walked on the Moon, was the last surviving member of NASA's first two classes of astronauts.
- His family remembered him as their hero and noted that he inspired millions throughout his life.
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With a radio message, US astronaut Jim Lovell enters the history books. As commander of the Apollo-13 mission, he and his crew turn a big accident away. Tom Hanks played him in the Hollywood filming of the moon flight. Lovell has now passed away at the age of 97.
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US astronaut Jim Lovell, commander of Apollo 13, dead at 97
WASHINGTON — U.S. astronaut Jim Lovell, the commander of the Apollo 13 Moon mission which nearly ended in disaster in 1970 after a mid-flight explosion, has died at the age of 97, NASA announced Friday. The former Navy pilot, who was portrayed by actor Tom Hanks in the 1995 movie "Apollo 13," died in a Chicago suburb on Thursday, the U.S. space agency said in a statement. The astronaut's "life and work inspired millions of people across the deca…
Hero astronaut Jim Lovell who commanded Apollo 13 dies as tributes pour in for space legend
A heroic astronaut who saved the doomed Apollo 13 lunar mission has died at the age of 97.Jim Lovell helped to save the 1970 failed moon mission after an oxygen tank exploded. The then 42-year-old was in command of the mission and aided in bringing the crew safely back to Earth. **ARE YOU READING THIS ON OUR APP? DOWNLOAD NOW FOR THE BEST GB NEWS EXPERIENCE**In a tribute to Lovell, Sean Duffy, the acting Nasa Administrator, said the famed astron…
Famed Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell dies at age 97
NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Llamas takes a look at Jim Lovell’s legendary career as a NASA pioneer who commanded the near-tragic Apollo 13 mission and helped forge a historic path in space for the United States and the world.
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