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Jack Swigert

Command module pilot. He joined the crew only days before launch, replacing Ken Mattingly after Mattingly's exposure to German measles. Apollo 13 was his only spaceflight.
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Official portrait of astronaut Jack Swigert (NASA).
Born
30 Aug 1931
Died
27 Dec 1982
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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. 1931Born30 August 1931
  2. 1970Apollo 1311 April 1970
  3. 1982Died27 December 1982

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 13Fred HaiseCosmonaut / AstronautFred HaiseApollo 13
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