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Fred Haise

Lunar module pilot. Apollo 13 was his only spaceflight; he later commanded approach-and-landing tests of the Space Shuttle Enterprise in 1977.
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Official portrait of astronaut Fred Haise (NASA).
Born
14 Nov 1933
Spaceflights
1
Time in space
≈ 6 days

Missions

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Official insignia (mission patch) of Apollo 13: "Ex Luna, Scientia" (From the Moon, Knowledge).

11 April 1970

Apollo 13

Third crewed Apollo Moon-landing attempt, aborted after an in-flight oxygen tank explosion; all three astronauts returned safely after a six-day mission.

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Timeline

Career at a glance

  1. 1933Born14 November 1933
  2. 1970Apollo 1311 April 1970

Programmes

Related programmes

Apollo 13Apollo 13, launched in April 1970, was NASA's third crewed Moon-landing attempt. An oxygen tank explosion crippled the spacecraft en route to the Moon, and the crew survived by turning the lunar module into a lifeboat for the journey back to Earth.Open article →

Crews

Flew together

Jim LovellCosmonaut / AstronautJim LovellApollo 13Jack SwigertCosmonaut / AstronautJack SwigertApollo 13
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