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

Astronaut James Lovell, who was commander of the 1970 Apollo 13 mission that managed to get back to earth safely after an oxygen tank explosion, has died ...

Tom Hanks is remembering Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell, a man whose role in one of NASA’s defining missions the actor once ...

Jim Lovell, the celebrated commander of the infamous Apollo 13 lunar mission, died on Thursday at age 97. His death was announced on Friday in a statement from NASA, which celebrated his ...

Despite Jim Lovell's physical similarities to actor Kevin Costner, Tom Hanks would portray Lovell in the movie "Apollo 13." ...

Lovell's "life and work inspired millions of people across the decades," said NASA Administrator Sean Duffy in a statement.

Tom Hanks is honoring the real-life hero that he once portrayed in a popular, Oscar-winning film. After the death of astronaut Jim Lovell was announced on Friday, Hanks shared a poignant social media ...

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

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

Astronaut James Lovell, who was commander of the 1970 Apollo 13 mission that managed to get back to Earth safely after an ...

Lovell, who died Aug. 7 at age 97, is best known for captaining the Apollo 13 mission safely back to earth after a devastating onboard explosion, saving his own life, his crew and perhaps America's ...