James Lovell, Space-Age Hero Who Commanded Apollo 13, Dies at 97

James Lovell, the pioneering US astronaut whose two dramatic missions to the moon included Apollo 13, the nearly disastrous trip that captivated the world and decades later inspired a triumphant Hollywood blockbuster, has died. He was 97.

He died on Aug. 7 in Lake Forest, Illinois, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced, without citing a cause.