Remembering James Lovell Jim Lovell commanded Apollo 13, the only Apollo mission scheduled to land on the Moon which did not. Lovell and his fellow astronauts, and the ground crew, overcame incredible odds in bringing the damaged spacecraft of Apollo 13 home to Earth. He died on Aug. 7. (Bettmann/Bettmann Archive)
Remembering James Lovell FILE - In this December 1968 file photo, Apollo 8 crew, from left: Commander Frank Borman, Lunar Module pilot William A. Anders and Command Module Pilot James A. Lovell, Jr. Dec. 21, 2008 sees the 40th anniversary of the launch of the Apollo 8 mission bringing Mission Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot James Lovell and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders. With the death of John Glenn, the last of the Mercury 7 astronauts, and the 2012 death of Neil Armstrong, more of early U.S. space history is fading. But many veteran Apollo and Gemini fliers still carry the rocket flame of those pioneering space exploration days. (AP Photo/File) (Uncredited/ap)
Remembering James Lovell FILE - This Dec. 24, 1968, file photo made available by NASA shows the Earth behind the surface of the moon during the Apollo 8 mission. (William Anders/NASA via AP, File) (William Anders/AP)
Remembering James Lovell FILE - In this photo provided by NASA, astronaut James Lovell, Apollo 13 commander poses for a portrait in his space suit, Feb. 16, 1970. (AP Photo/NASA, File) (Uncredited/AP)
Remembering James Lovell In this April 10, 1970 photo made available by NASA, Apollo 13 astronauts, from left, Fred Haise, Jack Swigert and Jim Lovell gather for a photo on the day before launch. (NASA via AP) (AP)
Remembering James Lovell This April 1970 photo made available by NASA shows astronaut Jim Lovell during the Apollo 13 mission. (NASA via AP) (AP)
Remembering James Lovell In this April 17, 1970 photo made available by NASA, astronaut Jim Lovell, inside the Apollo 13 lunar module, prepares it for jettison before returning to the command module for splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. (NASA via AP) (AP)
Remembering James Lovell In this April 17, 1970 photo made available by NASA, astronaut Jim Lovell, commander, is hoisted aboard a helicopter from the USS Iwo Jima, after splashdown of the Apollo 13 command module in the Pacific Ocean. (NASA via AP) (AP)
Remembering James Lovell FILE - In this April 19, 1970 file photo, Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell carries his son, Jeff, 4, on his shoulders as he arrived at Ellington Air Force Base in Houston. (AP Photo) (AP)
Remembering James Lovell FILE - Apollo 13 commander James A. Lovell speaks during a televised news conference at the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, Texas, April 21, 1970, pointing to the spot on the service module where an explosion ripped a panel loose. (AP Photo/Dave Taylor, File) (Dave Taylor/AP)
Remembering James Lovell FILE - In this April 21, 1970 file photo, Apollo 13 commander James A. Lovell Jr., left, opens the astronauts televised news conference at the Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, by saying "I'm not a superstitious man" alluding to the number 13 and the trouble that befell the flight. With Lovell are his fellow crew members, command module pilot John Swigert, center, and lunar module pilot Fred Haise. With their moon-bound spacecraft wrecked by an oxygen tank explosion on April 13, 1970, the astronauts urgently radioed, "Houston, we've had a problem here." Screenwriters for the 1995 film "Apollo 13″ wanted to punch that up. Thus was born "Houston, we have a problem." (AP Photo) (AP)
Remembering James Lovell FILE - In this April 21, 1970 file photo, Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell uses a scale model during a televised news conference at the Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston to explain how the crew managed to survive after the explosion that damaged the service module during their mission to the moon. At center is John Swigert, command module pilot, and at right is Fred Haise, lunar module pilot. (AP Photo/Dave Taylor) (Dave Taylor/ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Remembering James Lovell FILE - In this May 1, 1970 file photo, confetti falls from the skyscrapers in Chicago's financial district as Apollo 13 astronauts John Swigert and Jim Lovell ride in a motorcade during a parade in their honor. (AP Photo) (Anonymous/AP)
Remembering James Lovell FILE - President Clinton stands with actor Tom Hanks, left, and former astronaut James Lovell in the Oval Office of the White House Wednesday, July 26, 1995, after presenting Lovell with the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. Hanks portrayed Lovell in the movie "Apollo 13." (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File) (Wilfredo Lee/AP)
Remembering James Lovell FILE - In this July 13, 2009, file photo, Astronauts Buzz Aldrin, left, and Jim Lovell arrive for an event sponsored by Louis Vuitton celebrating the 40th anniversary of the lunar landing at the Museum of Natural History. With the death of John Glenn, the last of the Mercury 7 astronauts, and the 2012 death of Neil Armstrong, more of early U.S. space history is fading. But many veteran Apollo and Gemini fliers still carry the rocket flame of those pioneering space exploration days. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File) (Jason DeCrow/AP)
Remembering James Lovell FILE - Capt. James A. Lovell, Jr., attends the 45th Anniversary of Apollo 8 "Christmas Eve Broadcast to Earth" event at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, Monday, Dec. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski, File) (Kamil Krzaczynski/AP)
Remembering James Lovell Astronaut Jim Lovell, center, speaks, accompanied by fellow astronaut Tom Stafford, right, during the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Heroes and Legends exhibit at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida on Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. At left is the master of ceremonies, John Zarrella, formerly of CNN. (Kevin O'Connell/NASA via AP) (Kevin O'Connell/AP)
