Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Astronaut James Lovell Jr. died in Lake Forest, Ill., on Thursday, Aug. 7 His family confirmed his death in a statement to NASA on ...

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CUSTOM ALERTS FOR YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. HE’S A REAL LIFE HERO BEHIND ONE OF HOLLYWOOD’S MOST ICONIC STORIES. ASTRONAUT JAMES LOVELL HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 97. HE SERVED AS COMMANDER OF THE INFAMOUS ...

CHICAGO — James Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13 who helped turn a failed moon mission into a triumph of on-the-fly can-do engineering, has died. He was 97. Lovell died Thursday in Lake Forest, ...

The astronaut was portrayed by Tom Hanks in Ron Howard's 1995 movie about the expedition, in which Hanks famously said, "Houston, we have a problem." By The Associated Press James Lovell, the ...

“God speed you, on this next voyage,” said Hanks of the NASA commander he played back in 1995 Jack Smart is the Movies Staff Writer at PEOPLE. With 10 years of experience as an entertainment ...

Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks honored James Lovell, the American astronaut he portrayed in “Apollo 13,” with a heartfelt Instagram tribute to his courage, curiosity and fortitude. Lovell died Thursday ...

James Lovell, the legendary NASA astronaut and heroic commander of Apollo 13 who masterfully guided his crew through one of the most dangerous moments in space exploration history, has died, NASA ...

Labor Day weekend 2003 kicked off with a ceremony honoring the astronaut. DeGeeter remembers Lovell and his wife arriving at the John Muir Elementary School in a bright-red 1964 Ford Galaxie ...

Space is a lot of things, but it isn't democratic. Fewer than 500 people have orbited Earth. I am one of only 24 astronauts to have journeyed to the moon, a number that hasn't changed in 33 years.

Astronaut James Lovell Jr., known for serving as commander of the Apollo 13 mission, died Thursday, Aug. 7, in Lake Forest, Ill. He was 97. On Friday, Aug. 8, his family confirmed his death in a ...

CHICAGO - James Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13 who helped turn a failed moon mission into a triumph of on-the-fly can-do engineering, has died. He was 97. Lovell died Thursday in Lake Forest, ...