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John Leonard Swigert Jr. was born on August 30, 1931, in Denver, Colorado, to parents John Leonard Swigert Sr. (1903–1973) and Virginia Swigert (1906–1993). Swigert's father was an ophthalmologist. [1] [2] At the age of 14, he became fascinated by aviation.
Jun 6, 2024 · Jack Swigert was a U.S. astronaut and command module pilot on the Apollo 13 mission (April 11–17, 1970), in which an intended Moon landing was canceled because of a ruptured fuel-cell oxygen tank in the service module.
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Apr 14, 2016 · Initially the crew thought a meteoroid had hit them, but it soon became apparent they were losing oxygen. “It looks to me… that we are venting something,” replied Jack Swigert.
Jul 24, 2023 · John L. “Jack” Swigert. Mr. Swigert was one of the 19 astronauts selected by NASA in April 1966. He served as a member of the astronaut support crew for the Apollo 7 mission. Mr. Swigert was next assigned to the Apollo 13 backup crew and subsequently called upon to replace prime crewman Thomas K. Mattingly as command module pilot.
Dec 29, 1982 · Jack Swigert, a former astronaut from Colorado who was elected to the House of Representatives in November while suffering from cancer, died Monday night at Georgetown University Hospital in ...
Apr 9, 2020 · John "Jack" Swigert was a test pilot, aerospace engineer, politician and NASA astronaut who was most famous for his role as the command module pilot of the ill-fated Apollo 13...
Apr 13, 2020 · Learn how the crew of Apollo 13 faced a catastrophic explosion and power failure 50 years ago, and how Jack Swigert, the Command Module Pilot, handled the emergency. Read the transcripts, watch the videos and see the photos of the mission that changed human spaceflight.
