The 1995 movie ‘Apollo 13’ told the story behind the failed NASA mission. Get to know the space explorers who Tom Hanks, Bill ...

The naval aviator turned astronaut led the mission, guiding it safely back to Earth after it went perilously wrong.

Astronaut James Lovell, who was commander of the 1970 Apollo 13 mission that managed to get back to earth safely after an ...

Tom Hanks paid tribute to Jim Lovell, the astronaut he portrayed in 'Apollo 13,' following news of Lovell’s death Friday at ...

The reason director Ron Howard chose to place the scene where he did is a technique of great storytelling, a skill business ...

Famed NASA astronaut Jim Lovell, who died at the age of 97 on Thursday, played a role in the making of the hit movie Apollo ...

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

Famed NASA astronaut Jim Lovell, who commanded the harrowing Apollo 13 mission that was forced to abandon a lunar landing ...

Nicknamed "Smilin’ Jim” by his fellow astronauts, Jim Lovell was known for his wit and quick grin, said acting NASA ...

Lovell famously delivered the news to mission control, saying “Houston, we’ve had a problem.” The exchange was later ...

Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell died at age 97. Lovell and the crew of the ill-fated spacecraft brought the world together.