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

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

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

O scar-winning actor Tom Hanks honored James Lovell, the American astronaut he portrayed in “ Apollo 13 ,” with a heartfelt ...

Tom Hanks posted a tribute on social media to James Lovell, who died on Aug. 7. Lovell was a NASA astronaut known for ...

Tom Hanks has shared a tribute to Jim Lovell, the astronaut he played in "Apollo 13." Lovell died at the age of 97.

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

Lovell famously delivered the news to mission control, saying “Houston, we’ve had a problem.” The exchange was later ...

Lovell helped Hanks and his co-stars Kevin Bacon and Bill Paxton train at Space Camp in Hunstville, AL. Lovell also had a ...

"There are people who dare, who dream, and who lead others to places we would not go on our own,” actor Tom Hanks said of ...

The Oscar-winning actor played the real-life commander of the 1970 space mission that nearly ended in tragedy.

The mechanical engineer and naval aviator co-penned the book "Lost Moon," on which the 1995 film "Apollo 13" is based.