Apollo 13 commander James Lovell dies aged 97

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Jim Lovell, the commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission to the Moon, has died aged 97.

In 1970, Apollo 13 and its crew of 3 were meant to land on the Moon but a critical failure led to it returning to Earth with all onboard surviving.