Astronaut Jim Lovell, famed Apollo 13 commander, dies at 97

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Astronaut Jim Lovell, Famed Apollo 13 Commander, Dies At 97

By NBC News

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 releas ...Read more