James A. Lovell, also known as “Jim,” who served as the Mission Commander for the Apollo 13 mission to the moon, has died. He was 97.

In a press release from NASA, it was revealed that Lovell passed away on Thursday, August 7, in Lake Forest, Illinois. Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy expressed that Lovell’s “character and steadfast courage helped” the United States reach the Moon and had helped to turn a “potential tragedy into a success.”

“NASA sends its condolences to the family of Capt. Jim Lovell, whose life and work inspired millions of people across the decades,” Duffy said in a statement. “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

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