Lovell was a veteran of four spaceflights, including Apollo 13, during which he and his crewmates famously averted disaster.

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

Jim Lovell never walked on the moon. But his path through American history, and the legacy he leaves among humanity’s ...

The Apollo 8 commander’s reading of the Scriptures reached a worldwide audience at the dawn of humanity’s journey to the moon ...

American astronaut Captain Jim Lovell has died at the age of 97. He was known for leading the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission ...

Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell died at age 97. Lovell and the crew of the ill-fated spacecraft brought the world together.

Despite journeys around the moon and becoming one of the nation’s most-acclaimed astronauts, he was just a regular guy.

LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS: James “Jim” Lovell, the celebrated Apollo 13 commander whose quick thinking turned a near-disaster ...

Jim Lovell, the NASA astronaut who commanded the famous Apollo 13 mission around the moon and back, has died, NASA announced ...

(CNN) — Famed NASA astronaut Jim Lovell, who commanded the harrowing Apollo 13 mission that was forced to abandon a lunar landing attempt in 1970, has died. He was 97. Lovell died on August 7 in Lake ...

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