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Al Jazeera Staff

Jim Lovell, one of first astronauts to orbit the moon, dies at age 97

Astronaut Jim Lovell speaks to the media at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago on November 9, 2006 [Joshua Lott/Reuters]

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the United States has confirmed that one of its most famous space explorers, Jim Lovell, has died at age 97.

In a statement on Friday, Transportation Secretary and NASA administrator Sean Duffy confirmed that Lovell passed away at his home in Lake Forest, Illinois.

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