NASA astronaut and former Milwaukee native Jim Lovell is dead at age 97.
The commander of NASA’s Apollo 13 mission died on Thursday in Lake Forest, Illinois. Lovell helped lead the Apollo 13 mission’s return to Earth after the spacecraft’s oxygen tank exploded. Tributes have poured in from Wisconsin organizations like the Experimental Aircraft Association in Oshkosh, reflecting the state’s strong connection to his legacy. Lovell attended Juneau High School and carried a Milwaukee Boy Scout patch into space on Apollo 8.
