Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 commander, dies aged 97

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Link: Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 commander, dies aged 97 | Nasa | The Guardian

 

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James “Jim” Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13 who helped turn a failed moon mission into a triumph of on-the-fly can-do engineering, has died. He was 97.

 

Lovell died on Thursday in Lake Forest, Illinois, Nasa 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,” Nasa said. “We mourn his passing even as we celebrate his achievements.”

 

One of Nasa’s most traveled [sic] astronauts in the agency’s first decade, Lovell flew four times – Gemini 7, Gemini 12, Apollo 8 and Apollo 13 – with the two Apollo flights riveting the folks back on Earth...