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Tom Hanks posted a tribute on social media to James Lovell, who died on Aug. 7

Lovell was a NASA astronaut known for commanding the troubled Apollo 13 mission

That mission was turned into a hit 1995 film starring Hanks as Lovell

Tom Hanks is honoring astronaut James Lovell , who died on Thursday, Aug. 7 at age 97. Lovell’s daughter-in-law confirmed the news to The New York Times .

Hanks, 69, played Lovell in the 1995 movie Apollo 13 . That Ron Howard -directed docudrama retold the real-life 1970 lunar mission that Lovell commanded which endured critical failures before returning safely to Earth.

"There are people who dare, who dream, and who lead others to the places we would not go on our own," said the Oscar-winning actor in a statement shared on Instagra

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