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The captain of mission control for Apollo 13 was Commander James. A. Lovell.
During Apollo, he was the Captain of the Apollo 17 mission. He was also the last human to step on the moon in nearly four decades.
James A. Lovell, Jr.
Apollo Bay, Victoria, Australia was named by Captain Luitit in 1845 when he sheltered his vessel, the Apollo, there from a storm.
Jim Lovell