Jim Lovell, the commander of the famed Apollo 13 mission, has died, according to NASA. He was 97.

Lovell was supposed to be the fifth man to walk on the moon. But Apollo 13’s service module, carrying Lovell and two others, experienced a sudden oxygen tank explosion on its way to the moon.

Netflix has begun the countdown to a "re-launch" of one of NASA's most well-known missions in spaceflight history. The ...

But Apollo 13's service module, carrying Lovell and two others, experienced a sudden oxygen tank explosion on its way to the moon. The astronauts barely survived, spending four cold and clammy ...

"Apollo 13" heads to theaters for film's 30th anniversary, tells the Jim Lovell-led story of a near-disastrous NASA mission. Lovell died Aug. 7, 2025.

FILE - Apollo 13 commander James A. Lovell speaks during a televised news conference at the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, Texas, April 21, 1970, pointing to the spot on the service module ...

James Lovell, a member of humanity’s first trip to the moon and commander of NASA’s ill-fated Apollo 13 mission, has died at ...

Tuesday, April 14: 12:43 A.M Apollo 13 needs to return to its previous free-return trajectory. However, NASA engineers fear the explosion may have damaged the engine on the service module. They ...

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

FILE - Apollo 13 commander James A. Lovell speaks during a televised news conference at the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, Texas, April 21, 1970, pointing to the spot on the service module ...