Tom Hanks praises Jim Lovil

Tom Hanks Greetings to Apollo astronauts 13 Jim Loville In an influential post on Instagram after the death of Explorer at the age of 97.

The astronaut, who Hanks photos In the 1996 movie, Apollo 13He died on Thursday, August 7. The actor was reflected on the achievements of Luville Through a social media publication.

“There are people daring, who dreamed of, who are leading others to places where we will not go alone. Jim Loville, who for a long time had gone to space and for a longer period than anyone else on our planet, was this type of man.”

He added: “His many trips were not around the Earth, etc. to the moon for the sake of wealth or celebrities, but because such challenges are the ones that feed your path alive-and those who are better than Jim Luville to make these trips. On this night from the completion of the moon, it moves-to the heavens, to cosmetics, to the stars.”

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Hanks concluded this position, “God bless you, on this next trip, Jim Loville.”

Loville is famous for being the leader of the APOLLO 13 space mission, which became almost fatal during an attempt to land on the moon in 1970. After the oxygen tank exploded on the road, Loville and his colleagues, Farid HayesAnd Jack Swigrett, They were forced to abandon the mission of the moon and focus their efforts on the difficult task of returning to Earth safely.

Their horrific journey has become a source of inspiration behind Ron Howard-Directing a movie starring Hanks Kevin Bacon and Bill Pakston.

The Leville family confirmed through a statement on Friday that the astronaut died in Illinois earlier this week.

“We are sad to announce the death of our beloved father, the captain of the USN James A. Jim Luville, a pilot and a naval officer, a astronaut, a leader, and a space explorer,” the Leville family said in the joint statement with multiple outlets. “We are very proud of his amazing life and professional achievements, most notably his legendary leadership on the leading human space.”

The statement continued, “But, for all of us, he was a father, a grandfather and the leader of our family. Most importantly, he was our hero. We will miss his underestimating optimism, the spirit of humor, and the way that each of us feels that we could do the impossible. It was really of its kind.”