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Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 commander, dies at age 97

By Adrian Ma

Published August 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM EDT

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We have a remembrance of astronaut Jim Lovell, who died on Thursday at the age of 97. Lovell never landed on the moon, but he gave us one of the most iconic moments in American astronomy.

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Adrian Ma

Adrian Ma covers work, money and other "business-ish" for NPR's daily economics podcast The Indicator from Planet Money.