Famed NASA astronaut Jim Lovell, who died at the age of 97 on Thursday, played a role in the making of the hit movie Apollo 13 that chronicled the mission where Lovell served as commander. The 1970 mission was considered a "successful failure" after the spacecraft experienced an oxygen tank

Tom Hanks is remembering late astronaut Jim Lovell, whom he portrayed in the Oscar-winning film “Apollo 13,” as among the rare humans “who lead others to the places we would not