Famed Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell dies at 97-years-old

Just the News ^ | August 8, 2025 3:42pm Updated: August 8, 2025 3:49pm | Misty Severi

[Diana in Wisconsin]

That was a good long run. What an exciting life to have lived.

[Seruzawa]

Keep the “fake moon landing” freaks off this thread. Lovell doesn’t deserve their BS.

[Hyman Roth]

I was literally getting ready to post about the same thing.

[Robe]

I worked at JSC back in the day and knew Jim well, went to many a gathering at his house. RIP Jim

[xp38]

In terms of revealing new things Apollo 8 was in many ways as dramatic as Apollo 11. The first full clear photos of our planet changed the way we saw things.

[Kleon]

He was practically my neighbor at one point. Great guy.

[cyclotic]

Apollo 13, the Right Stuff and October Sky movies were all it took to guide my son to a career as an astronautical engineer.

[Impala64ssa]

I remember the near disaster that occurred on Apollo 13, when I was a young skull full of mush. I was impressed with how Capt Lovell kept his cool and avoided a tragedy. RIP, Capt.

[higgmeister]

My wife just told me and then our daughter called a moment later to tell us.   I remember Borman and Lovell in Gemini VII more than their Apollo 8 flight with Anders.

RIP, National Hero.

[SunkenCiv]

I third that.

[xp38]

Lovell and Borman autographed photo

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

RIP

[Repealthe17thAmendment]

As I recall, Lovell seemed very comfortable on talks shows and in interviews, and did a great job representing the space program. I think some of them disliked the limelight, but he took to it well.

Astronaut Jim Lovell on the Apollo 13 Explosion (You Tube)

[GingisK]

What an exciting life to have lived

One wonderful day I had a very long chat with Frank Borman. He told me that the only terrible thing about going to the moon is that there is nothing ever again that exciting. He reminded me that astronauts are strictly adrenaline junkies.

He also said that the Saturn V boost phase was pretty terrifying.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

[packrat35]

He is finally walking on the moon now. Missed his only shot n Appollo 13.

[Vaduz]

Yes one is lucky to live so long good genes and good luck rare things indeed.

[packrat35]

And we issued a staamp for it. Can you see this being issued today?

[No name given]

Rest In Peace, Jim Lovell.