Astronaut Jim Lovell, who guided the Apollo 13 mission safely back to Earth in 1970, has died aged 97. Nasa said he had "turned a potential tragedy into a success" after an attempt to land on the Moon was aborted because of an explosion onboard the spacecraft while it was hundreds of thousands of miles from Earth.

JAMES Arthur Lovell Jr or Jim Lovell, a legendary American astronaut widely known as the commander of the Apollo 13 mission, passed away on Thursday, August 7, 2025, at the age of 97. Jim Lovell, who led one of the most famous space missions in history,

Lovell commanded the mission that almost ended in disaster after an explosion that threatened the crew's oxygen and electrical supply. The inspiring story of their survival was made into a hit movie.