Apollo 13 Director Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer paid tribute today to Jim Lovell, commander of the unhappy lunar mission on which they based their successful film from 1995. The astronaut died Thursday at 97.
“Jim Lovell was a real American hero whose courage, intellect and pressure grace inspired a nation,” Grazer said in a statement. “He was not only a legend of space exploration, but also an incredibly generous, kind and inspiring man. Thank you, Commander Lovell, for showing us the best of what we can be.”
Howard said: “Rest in peace, commander Lovell. Navy Test Pilot, Gemini 7, Gemini 12, Apollo 8 and, of course, Apollo 13. The simple fact of knowing that Jim was an immense honor. our country and humanity.
Lovell was 42 years old when he led the moon that was launched on April 11, 1970, but never had his planned landing. An explosion of oxygen tank two days after the start of the flight took crucial systems and transformed the mission into a rescue operation. NASA scientists have made a plan to use the gravity of the moon as a sling to return the spaceship to earth, where it splashed four days later.
Apollo 13 is a captivating story of what happened up there 45 years ago and how a quiet but stressed team from NASA brought them home, against the chances. The film was an international Smash, making $ 355.2 million worldwide, divided almost also between National and International. He featured Tom Hanks as Lovell, alongside Kevin Bacon and Bill Paxton as Astronauts Jack Swigert and Fred Haise, respectively. Ed Harris and Gary Sinise also played, with Kathleen Quinlan as Lovell’s wife, Marilyn.
Hanks was hot for the best actor’s Oscars for Philadelphia And Forrest Gump When he portrayed Lovell. The actor has published a tribute to him on Instagram today who reads the course of living – and who is better than Jim Lovell to make these trips.
