Actor Tom Hanks paid tribute to astronaut Jim Lovell, who died at 97. Lovell, portrayed by Hanks in the film *Apollo 13*, was a veteran of four NASA missions, including the ill-fated Apollo 13. Hanks' Instagram post remembered Lovell as a daring leader who inspired others. Lovell's space voyages, undertaken not for fame but for the challenge, were a testament to the human spirit. A moon crater bears his name.

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