Apollo 13 is coming to IMAX theaters near you. This limited re-release runs from Sept 19-25 to celebrate the film’s 30th ...

More than 55 years ago, three Apollo 13 astronauts en route to the moon had to abandon plans to reach the lunar surface when their spacecraft encountered troubles. The astronauts' perilous journey ...

Jim Lovell: after circling the Moon 10 times in Apollo 8 he named twin peaks ‘Mount Marilyn’ after his photogenic wife - NASA Archive/Alamy Jim Lovell, the astronaut, who has died aged 97, was ...

Tom Hanks paid tribute to Jim Lovell, the astronaut he portrayed in Apollo 13, following news of Lovell’s death Friday at the age of 97. “There are people who dare, who dream, and who lead others to ...

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NASA astronaut Jim Lovell, who helped turn the near-disastrous Apollo 13 moon mission into an inspiring tale of ingenuity and survival, has died at the age of 97. Jim Lovell passed away on Thursday ...

Jim Lovell, the naval aviator and mechanical engineer who is most famous for commanding the space mission Apollo 13 safely back to Earth after mechanical issues led to an aborted moon landing in 1970, ...