More than 55 years ago, three Apollo 13 astronauts en route to the moon had to abandon plans to reach the lunar surface when their spacecraft encountered troubles.

The astronauts' perilous journey back to Earth was recounted in "Apollo 13," a star-studded film released in 1995 starring Tom Hanks.

To mark the Oscar-winning film's 30th anniversary, Universal Pictures announced "Apollo 13" will be shown at IMAX theaters.

six weeks before the movie about his rescue mission is set for re-release.

Lovell, the 97-year-old Gemini XII and Thursday, Aug. 7, in Lake Forest, Illinois.

He served as the command module pilot for the Apollo 8 mission to the moon and, along with his crew, became the first to lift off on a Saturn V rocket and orbit the moon. During the nearly disastrous Apollo 13 missi

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