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Jim Lovell was an astronaut, mechanical engineer, and test pilot best remembered for the harrowing Apollo 13 mission. The mission was forced to abandon its lunar landing attempt in 1970.
Lovell died on Thursday, August 7, 2025, in Lake Forest, Illinois, as per the statement shared by NASA. Lovell was also among the first three astronauts to fly to and orbit the Moon, along with Frank Borman and William Anders in 1968.
The cause of his death was not mentioned in the statement given by NASA. Jim was 97 at the time of his death.
More about the astronaut Jim Lovell
Jim Lovell, also known as James Arthur Lovell Jr., was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in March 1928. After high school, he attended the University of Wisconsin in Madison, where he studied engineering.
Jim worked as a naval aviator, flying fighter aircraft for the U.S. Navy after graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy. He then worked as a test pilot after graduating from the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School.
In 1965, for Gemini 7, Jim was the command pilot for NASA’s longest crewed mission at the time. During this mission, they pioneered space endurance studies for future Moon missions and performed the first-ever space rendezvous with Gemini 6A.
He was then also selected for Gemini 12 in 1966. He served as the command pilot for the final Gemini mission. During this mission, he helped perfect extravehicular activity (EVA) techniques essential for Apollo Moon landings. In 1968, he was on the Apollo 8 mission and served as a command module pilot. This mission was the first to orbit the Moon.
The last mission he was on was Apollo 13 in 1970, where he served as mission commander. After an oxygen tank explosion, he led his crew through a critical survival and return. Their journey was hailed as one of the greatest displays of crisis leadership in space history.
Announcing the death of the astronaut, his family said:
''We are saddened to announce the passing of our beloved father, USN Captain James A. "Jim" Lovell, a Navy pilot and officer, astronaut, leader, and space explorer. He was 97.''
There is no news yet regarding Jim Lovell’s funeral arrangements.
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