Famed NASA astronaut Jim Lovell, who commanded the harrowing Apollo 13 mission that was forced to abandon a lunar landing ...

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

Nicknamed "Smilin’ Jim” by his fellow astronauts, Jim Lovell was known for his wit and quick grin, said acting NASA ...

Once America's most experienced astronaut, Apollo 13's Jim Lovell, who died at 97, was the first to visit the moon twice.

Legendary astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Jim Lovell, globally known for their history-making Apollo missions, enjoyed a ...

James Lovell Jr. was a former NASA astronaut and retired U.S. Navy captain who commanded the famous Apollo 13 mission. Read ...

Lovell commanded the Apollo 13 mission that almost ended in disaster after an explosion that threatened the crew's oxygen and ...

Jim Lovell, the astronaut who did missions into space with the Gemini and Apollo programs -- including Apollo 13, which ...

Tom Hanks paid tribute to Jim Lovell, the astronaut he portrayed in 'Apollo 13,' following news of Lovell’s death Friday at ...

US astronaut Jim Lovell, the commander of the Apollo 13 Moon mission which nearly ended in disaster in 1970 after a ...

The post Astronaut Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 leader, dead at 97 appeared first on Salon.com. James A. “Jim” Lovell Jr., the NASA ...

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