WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- American astronaut Jim Lovell, commander of the failed 1970 mission to the moon that nearly ended in disaster but became an inspirational saga of survival and the basis for the hit movie "Apollo 13," has died at the age of 97, NASA said on Friday.
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Jim Lovell, commander of NASA's Apollo 13 moon mission, dies at 97
Astronaut and crewmates survived explosion on way to moon, brought craft back to Earth
Astronaut Jim Lovell speaks to the media in front of the Gemini 12 during the unveiling of an exhibition at Chicago's Adler Planetarium in 2006. © Reuters
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