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Tom Hanks Honors 'Apollo 13' Astronaut James Lovell With Tribute: 'God Speed You'
O scar-winning actor Tom Hanks honored James Lovell, the American astronaut he portrayed in “ Apollo 13 ,” with a heartfelt ...
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Photo: Chicagoans Celebrate James Lovell with Parade Following Apollo 13 Mission
In a Chicago History Museum image, astronauts John Swigert, left, and James Lovell, wave to a crowd that gathered downtown ...
Tom Hanks Makes Touching Tribute to ‘Apollo 13’ Astronaut Jim Lovell: ‘Godspeed You, on This Next Voyage’
The Oscar-winning actor played the real-life commander of the 1970 space mission that nearly ended in tragedy.
Tom Hanks, who portrayed Jim Lovell in ‘Apollo 13,’ pays tribute to the late astronaut
Lovell famously delivered the news to mission control, saying “Houston, we’ve had a problem.” The exchange was later ...
Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 astronaut who helped avert disaster, has died
The naval aviator turned astronaut led the mission, guiding it safely back to Earth after it went perilously wrong.
Astronaut Jim Lovell dies: About 'Apollo 13' film with Tom Hanks, true story of NASA mission
"Apollo 13" heads to theaters for film's 30th anniversary, tells the Jim Lovell-led story of a near-disastrous NASA mission.
Tom Hanks Pays Tribute to ‘Apollo 13’ Astronaut Jim Lovell: ‘God Speed You, on This Next Voyage’
Tom Hanks paid tribute to Jim Lovell, the astronaut he portrayed in 'Apollo 13,' following news of Lovell’s death Friday at ...
Astronaut James Lovell, who commanded Apollo 13 and grew up in Milwaukee, dies at 97
James Lovell grew up in Milwaukee and graduated from Juneau High School went on to be an astronaut. Lovell has died at age 97 ...