Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell died six weeks before the movie about his rescue mission is set for re-release. NASA announced Lovell, the 97-year-old Gemini XII and Apollo astronaut, died Thursday, Aug.

The Apollo 13 space mission in April 1970 riveted the public as NASA successfully saved the three astronauts onboard after a mid-flight equipment malfunction. The survival tale has inspired several ...

Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell died six weeks before the movie about his rescue mission is set for a 30th anniversary rerelease in IMAX. Lovell, the 97-year-old Gemini XII and Apollo astronaut who died ...

Beloved astronaut Jim Lovell died at the age of 97. Famed Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell has died at the age of 97, NASA confirmed on Friday. Lovell’s cause of death was not revealed, but NASA ...

Jim Lovell, the naval aviator and mechanical engineer who is most famous for commanding the space mission Apollo 13 safely back to Earth after mechanical issues led to an aborted moon landing in 1970, ...

Jim Lovell, an astronaut best known as the commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13, has died. He was 97. NASA announced his death Friday and included this statement from his family: “We are enormously ...

More than 55 years ago, three Apollo 13 astronauts en route to the moon had to abandon plans to reach the lunar surface when their spacecraft encountered troubles. The astronauts' perilous journey ...

Famed Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell has died at the age of 97, NASA confirmed on Friday. Lovell's cause of death was not revealed, but NASA announced that he passed away on Aug. 7 in Lake Forest, ...