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Latest News: Apollo 13 Astronaut Jim Lovell Dies at Age 97

James A. Lovell Jr., one of the three astronauts aboard the harrowing Apollo 13 lunar mission, died August 7 in Lake Forest, Illinois, according to a news release from NASA. He was 97 years old.

“Jim’s character and steadfast courage helped our nation reach the Moon and turned a potential tragedy into a success from which we learned an enormous amount. We mourn his passing even as we celebrate his achievements,” NASA acting administrator Sean Duffy said in a statement.

Lovell became a NASA astronaut in 1962. He made history on the Apollo 8 mission six years later, when he and crew members Frank Borman and William A. Anders became the astronauts to leave the Earth’s gravitational influence. Lovell also

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