Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell dies at 97

(NewsNation) — NASA astronaut and Apollo 13 commandant Capt. Jim Lovell has died, NASA confirmed.

Lovell, 97, passed distant connected yesterday successful Forest Lake, Illinois. His origin of decease has not been released.

"“NASA sends its condolences to the household of Capt. Jim Lovell, whose beingness and enactment inspired millions of radical crossed the decades. Jim’s quality and steadfast courageousness helped our federation scope the Moon and turned a imaginable calamity into a occurrence from which we learned an tremendous amount. We mourn his passing adjacent arsenic we observe his achievements," NASA said successful a statement.