Jul 11

Space Rocket History #262 – Apollo 13 – Commander Jim Lovell

Posted on July 11, 2018 by spac9750

Lovell completed four space flights and is one of only three men to travel to the Moon twice. Lovell accrued over 715 hours spent in space, and he saw a total of 269 sunrises from space on his Gemini and Apollo flights.

1966 photo of Jim Lovell posing with Gemini-Titan model

Jim Lovell at the Command Module Guidance and Navigation station during the Apollo 8 mission

Lovell in front of the launch pad before the Apollo 13 mission

Jul 05

Space Rocket History #261 – Apollo 13 – Lunar Module Pilot Fred Haise

Posted on July 5, 2018 by spac9750

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At thirty-six, Haise was the youngest member of the crew of Apollo 13, and his black hair and angular features made him seem younger still.

Fred Haise in 1966

Fred Haise suits up for Apollo 13

Fred Haise in front of Space Shuttle Enterprise in 1976

Jun 27

Space Rocket History #260 – Apollo 13 – Command Module Pilot Jack Swigert

Posted on June 27, 2018 by spac9750

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John Leonard Swigert Jr. aka Jack Swigert was born on August 30, 1931 in Denver, Colorado to parents John Leonard Sr. and Virginia Swigert.

Jack Swigert Apollo 13 CMP

Swigert on his fur chair

Astronaut Jack Swigert poses with model of the LM

Jun 20

Space Rocket History #259 – Apollo 13 – Introduction – Part 2

Posted on June 20, 2018 by spac9750

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Just before the mission began things started to go wrong. The weekend before launch Charlie Duke, the backup lunar module pilot, came down with a case of German measles.