Tom Hanks is remembering late astronaut Jim Lovell, whom he portrayed in the Oscar-winning film “Apollo 13,” as among the rare humans “who lead others to the places we would not go on our own.” Hanks’ tribute followed that of NASA announcing the Apollo 13 mission commander died on Thursday in Lake Forest,

Actor Tom Hanks remembers Jim Lovell following the Apollo 13 astronaut's death at 97, calling him a visionary who dared to explore space.

He led the three-man crew that survived a near catastrophic explosion in space in 1970, and was later immortalized by Tom Hanks in the movie “Apollo 13.”