Legendary astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Jim Lovell, globally known for their history-making Apollo missions, enjoyed a friendship that spanned decades.

Once America's most experienced astronaut, Apollo 13's Jim Lovell, who died at 97, was the first to visit the moon twice.

Famed NASA astronaut Jim Lovell, who commanded the harrowing Apollo 13 mission that was forced to abandon a lunar landing attempt in 1970, has died. He was 97.