After the Moon landing, the Apollo program’s future was uncertain. But in 1970, Apollo 13 turned NASA’s focus back to survival. When an explosion crippled the spacecraft mid-flight, it sparked one of ...

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, Ill.

Jim Lovell, the celebrated commander of the infamous Apollo 13 lunar mission, died on Thursday at age 97. His death was announced on Friday in a statement from NASA, which celebrated his ...

Capt. James A. Lovell, Jr., attends the 45th Anniversary of Apollo 8 ‘Christmas Eve Broadcast to Earth’ event at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago on Dec. 23, 2013. AP File Photo Apollo 13 ...

Apollo 13 moon mission leader James Lovell dies at 97 Astronaut James Lovell, who was commander of the 1970 Apollo 13 mission that managed to get back to earth safely after an oxygen tank explosion, ...