An American astronaut who commanded Apollo 13, leading his crew safely home after an in-flight oxygen tank explosion forced the mission's Moon landing to be aborted, a survival effort described as NASA's "successful failure."
Facts
Defining ContributionCommanded Apollo 13's safe return after an in-flight explosion 3 Notable MissionApollo 8 (1968), Apollo 13 (1970) 3 Cross-Tradition Connections
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Missions Crewed
Sources
1. NASA Astronaut Biographies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
2. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationJim Lovell, Later life and death sectionQuote, Jim Lovell, Later life and death section
Lovell died on August 7, 2025, at his home in Lake Forest, Illinois, at the age of 97.
2. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationJim Lovell, Wikipedia - lead sectionQuote, Jim Lovell, Wikipedia - lead section
James Arthur Lovell Jr.; March 25, 1928 - August 7, 2025
2. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationJim Lovell, Wikipedia - Later life and death sectionQuote, Jim Lovell, Wikipedia - Later life and death section
Lovell died on August 7, 2025, at his home in Lake Forest, Illinois, at the age
2. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationMissions Crewed: Apollo 13, Apollo 13, crew section
3. A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts
Andrew Chaikin
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