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Fred Wallace Haise Jr. (/ h eɪ z / HAYZ; born November 14, 1933) is an American former NASA astronaut, engineer, fighter pilot with the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force, and a test pilot. He is one of 24 people to have flown to the Moon, having flown as Lunar Module pilot on Apollo 13.
Jun 6, 2024 · Fred Haise (born November 14, 1933, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.) is an American astronaut, participant in the Apollo 13 mission (April 11–17, 1970), in which an intended Moon landing was canceled because of a rupture in a fuel-cell oxygen tank in the service module.
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Jun 18, 2024 · Fred Haise was one of the 19 astronauts selected by NASA in 1966 and served as backup for several Apollo missions. He was the lunar module pilot for Apollo 13, which was aborted after an explosion en route to the Moon.
Apr 10, 2020 · Fred Haise is a former U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps pilot and NASA astronaut most famous for his role as the lunar module pilot for the nearly-catastrophic Apollo 13...
Apr 18, 2020 · BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Fifty years after Apollo 13 blasted into space, carrying Biloxi, Mississippi native Fred Haise Jr., Commander James Lovell Jr. and John Swigert Jr. to the moon, the “unlucky 13” seems to be at work again.
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Apr 15, 2020 · Learn about Fred Haise's life and achievements, from his childhood in Mississippi to his role in the Apollo 13 mission. Haise shares his memories, insights and laughter in this NASA news release.
Apr 13, 2020 · Fifty years ago, the Apollo 13 crew faced a near-fatal explosion that threatened to strand them in space. Read their interview with collectSPACE about how they solved the problem and what they would have done on the moon.
