Apollo 13 Astronaut Jim Lovell Dies Aged 97

Posted • August 8, 2025: NASA astronaut James Lovell, best known as the flight commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission, has died. He was 97 years old. —— James Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13 who helped turn a failed moon mission into a triumph of on-the-fly can-do engineering, has died. He was 97. Lovell died Thursday in Lake Forest, Illinois, NASA said in a statement on Friday. 'Jim’s character and steadfast courage helped our nation reach the Moon and turned a potential tragedy into a success from which we learned an enormous amount,' NASA said. 'We mourn his passing even as we celebrate his achievements.' (…)

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