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Astronaut James Lovell, Apollo 13 commander, dies at 97
CHICAGO (AP) — 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, Illinois, NASA said in a statement on Friday. “Jim’s character and steadfast courage helped our nation reach the Moon and turned a potential tragedy into …
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NASA Astronaut Jim Lovell, who guided the Apollo 13 mission safely back to Earth in 1970, has died aged 97. Nasa said he “turned a potential tragedy into a success” after an attempt to land on the Moon was aborted due to an explosion onboard the spacecraft while it was hundreds of thousands of miles from Earth. Tens of millions …
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In 2010, Jim Lovell explored his Apollo 8 spacecraft at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. M. Spencer Green/AP hide caption toggle caption M. Spencer Green/AP Jim Lovell, an astronaut best known as the commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13, has died. He was 97. NASA announced his death Friday and included this statement from his family: “We …
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Astronaut Jim Lovell, best known as the commander of the near-tragic Apollo 13 mission to the moon, died Thursday in Illinois. He was 97. Lovell was a veteran of four spaceflights: Gemini VII, Gemini XII, Apollo 8 and Apollo 13. In a statement released Friday, the Lovell family highlighted his “amazing life and career accomplishments” and his “legendary leadership in …
Read More »Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 commander, dies at age 97
Jim Lovell, the astronaut who commanded the famous Apollo 13 mission, has died, NASA announced Friday. He was 97. Apollo 13, a 1970 flight to the moon, became known as a “successful failure” after the spacecraft experienced an oxygen tank explosion thousands of miles from Earth but managed to safely return home. Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy said in a …
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