(LAKE FOREST, Ill) -- Jim Lovell, the commander of the famed Apollo 13 mission, has died, according to NASA. He was 97.

"Apollo 13" heads to theaters for film's 30th anniversary, tells the Jim Lovell-led story of a near-disastrous NASA mission.

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

Jim Lovell, the astronaut who commanded the Apollo 13 mission and became a symbol of courage and ingenuity, died Thursday at ...

The commander of Apollo 13, Jim Lovell, has died at the age of 97. Jim was played by Tom Hanks in the 1995 movie of the ...

Former NASA astronaut James Lovell died Thursday in Lake Forest, Illinois, at the age of 97, the agency announced in ...

Jim Lovell, the astronaut and commander of the Apollo 13 mission, has died aged 97. Nasa confirmed the death of Mr Lovell in ...

James Lovell grew up in Milwaukee and graduated from Juneau High School went on to be an astronaut. Lovell has died at age 97 ...

Transitioning from test pilot to flight instructor, Lovell applied to NASA’s Mercury program but was not selected among the original Mercury Seven. He first ventured into space with the Gemini program ...

James A. Lovell—the astronaut who commanded NASA’s 1970 Apollo 13 mission and was portrayed by Tom Hanks in the 1995 film of ...

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

Their harrowing experience was immortalized in the hit 1995 movie Apollo 13, which starred Tom Hanks as Lovell and Bill ...