because he is so cool.
jokes
he was chosen because of his space experience before that and so people at NASA where like who has pretty good acting skills (for the moon scene walk) and made up a crash landing story n all that n yer. he was cool
Yes, Jim Lovell was a member of Apollo 13.
The actor Tom Hanks played the role of James Lovell in the movie Apollo 13.
Tom Hanks :)
Jim Lovell and Fred Haise were the original crew, but jack Swigert joined in as Ken Mattingly fell ill.
He had planned to retire after Apollo 13.
Yes, Jim Lovell was a member of Apollo 13.
Jim Lovell was the Commander of the Apollo 13 mission.
Tom Hanks played Lovell in Apollo 13.
Jim Lovell
The actor Tom Hanks played the role of James Lovell in the movie Apollo 13.
He played astronaut James "Jim" Lovell Jr., commander of the ill-fated 1970 Apollo 13 space mission.
Apollo 13
Tom Hanks :)
The crew of the Apollo 13 were Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert and Fred Haise.
The name of the Apollo 13 astronauts are Jim Lovell, Fred Haise and jack swigert.
James "Jim" Arthur Lovell, Jr.
Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, Jack Swigert.