Person1933

Fred Haise

Also called: Fred W. Haise

American astronaut, Apollo 13’s lunar module pilot, who after missing the Moon went on to fly the Space Shuttle’s approach and landing tests

Where they went

1970Apollo 13participant
In April 1970 America’s Apollo 13, on its way to the Moon, lost an oxygen tank in an explosion on its third night, gave up the landing, swung around the Moon using the lunar module as a lifeboat, and brought all three men home on 17 April.
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1970Apollo 13 splashdownparticipant
On 17 April 1970 Apollo 13’s command module Odyssey splashed down in the South Pacific. The three astronauts were taken aboard the assault ship USS Iwo Jima, 6.5 km away.

Jim Lovell1928 – 2025
American astronaut who flew Gemini 7 and 12 and Apollo 8, then commanded Apollo 13 on his second trip to the Moon — but never landed on it
Jack Swigert1931 – 1982
American astronaut who became Apollo 13’s command module pilot three days before launch, replacing Ken Mattingly after a rubella exposure; elected to Congress in 1982, he died before taking office
Gene Kranz1933
NASA flight director who led Mission Control’s “White Team” when Apollo 13’s accident struck, and planned the way to bring the three men home

Space Exploration1957 – 1970
From Sputnik, the first artificial satellite, to Apollo 11’s first landing on the Moon and Apollo 13’s return from behind it — the paths of those who left the Earth