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3 days ago · From the very beginning, the mission’s launch was stifled with problems. For instance, the command module pilot, Ken Mattingly suddenly got measles and was replaced by Jack Swigert.
4 days ago · The crew, consisting of Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise, embarked on what was supposed to be a routine mission to the lunar surface. However, their journey took a dramatic turn when they were four-fifths of the way to their destination.
3 days ago · Three years earlier, the famous Apollo 13 mission saw Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert and Fred Haise switch from a Moon landing mission to a simple survival mission, following an oxygen tank explosion. Their saving grace eventually became the Lunar Module, which was connected to the Command Module, giving the astronauts a chance to return ...
5 days ago · Jack Swigert is an astronaut aboard Apollo 13 during NASA's ill-fated mission to the moon in Ron Howard's gripping film Apollo 13. When their spacecraft suffers critical failures, Jack Swigert's resourcefulness and teamwork become crucial in ensuring the crew's survival.
4 days ago · Apollo 13: Survival will delve into the lunar mission, from the events that led to the explosion that would risk crew members James Lovell, Fred Haise and John "Jack" Swigert's lives, to...
2 days ago · The Apollo 13 crew (Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Swigert), while passing over the far side of the Moon at an altitude of 254 km (158 mi) from the lunar surface, were 400,171 km (248,655 mi) from Earth.
5 days ago · Apollo 13, directed by Ron Howard, is a gripping account of the ill-fated lunar mission, with Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, and Bill Paxton portraying astronauts Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise. The film depicts their courageous fight for survival as they navigate their damaged spacecraft back to Earth.
