Tech 50 years after Apollo 13, Commander James Lovell sees the mission’s failure as a triumph April 12, 2020April 12, 2020 Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Comments Off on 50 years after Apollo 13, Commander James Lovell sees the mission’s failure as a triumph Aboard Apollo 13, James Lovell was supposed to be the fifth person to walk on the moon. It was not to be.