NASA Astronaut and Apollo 13 Commander Jim Lovell passed away on August 7, 2025 ✓ We dedicate this Speedy Tuesday article to this hero ✓

American astronaut Jim Lovell, commander of the failed 1970 mission to the moon that nearly ended in disaster but became an inspirational saga of survival and the basis for the hit movie "Apollo 13," has died at the age of 97,

American astronaut Captain Jim Lovell has died at the age of 97. He was known for leading the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission that became a story of ingenuity and survival.