Apollo 13 astronauts Jim Lovell and Fred Haise during training at Cape Canaveral, 1970. (NASA

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Fred Haise Haise and fellow Apollo 13 crewmen, James A. Lovell and Jack Swigert converted their lunar module "Aquarius" into an effective lifeboat. Quick Facts Haise was inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in 1997. Haise served with the U.S. Air Force as a tactical fighter pilot.

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US President Richard Nixon meets the Apollo 13 astronauts in Honolulu, Hawaii, after their safe return to Earth. From left to right (front row) Fred Haise, Jim Lovell, Richard Nixon and Jack Swigert.

Apollo 13 astronauts Jim Lovell and Fred Haise during training at Cape Canaveral, 1970. (NASA

The Apollo 13 crew consisted of Commander James 'Jim' Lovell Jr., Command Module Pilot John 'Jack' Swigert and Lunar Module Pilot Fred Haise Jr. Fifty-one years later, the surviving.

January 17, 1970 — Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell (left) and Fred Haise during water egress

BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Fifty years after Apollo 13 blasted into space, carrying Biloxi, Mississippi native Fred Haise Jr., Commander James Lovell Jr. and John Swigert Jr. to the moon, the "unlucky 13" seems to be at work again. The 50th anniversary of the April 11, 1970 launch was to be marked with nine ceremonies across the country.

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Charlie Duke, along with Jim Lovell and Fred Haise in Mission Control, during the Apollo 11 mission. In his distinctive southern drawl, Duke replied: "Roger, Tranquility. We copy you on the ground.

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Fred Wallace Haise Jr. ( / heɪz / HAYZ; [1] born November 14, 1933) is an American former NASA astronaut, engineer, fighter pilot with the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force, and a test pilot. He is one of 24 people to have flown to the Moon, having flown as Lunar Module pilot on Apollo 13.

Apollo 13 astronauts Jim Lovell and Fred Haise during training at Cape Canaveral, 1970. (NASA

Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert and Fred Haise knew that their chances of returning safely to Earth were poor. For days, they lived in refrigerator-like temperatures with only six ounces of water.

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With only 15 minutes of power left, astronauts Swigert, Jim Lovell and Fred Haise escaped to the "life boat" of the lunar module. Then-Goddard Center Director John Clark greets President Richard Nixon, who visited the center for an Apollo 13 briefing on April 14, 1970. At right is Henry Thompson, deputy director of manned flight support at Goddard.

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In this April 10, 1970, photo, Apollo 13 astronauts, Fred Haise (from left), Jack Swigert and Jim Lovell gather for a photo on the day before launch.

Apollo 13 astronauts Jim Lovell and Fred Haise during training at Cape Canaveral, 1970. (NASA

Fifty-one years to the day of their historic splashdown, Apollo 13 NASA astronauts Jim Lovell and Fred Haise greeted a bronze statue celebrating their momentous return to Earth after almost six.

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Apollo 13 astronauts Jim Lovell (at left) and Fred Haise pose at the base of a lunar module simulator in January 1970. (Image credit: NASA) collectSPACE (cS): After the explosion itself,.

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On board were astronauts James Lovell, John "Jack" Swigert and Fred Haise. Their mission was to reach the Fra Mauro highlands of the moon and explore the Imbrium Basin, conducting.

Apollo 13 astronauts Jim Lovell and Fred Haise during training at Cape Canaveral, 1970. (NASA

Apollo 13 crewmates Jim Lovell and Fred Haise strike the poses of their new statues at Space Center Houston. (Image credit: collectSPACE.com) "I was not feeling very well, despite my smiling face.

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Fred Haise, American astronaut, participant in the Apollo 13 mission (April 11-17, 1970), in which an intended Moon landing was canceled because of a rupture in a fuel-cell oxygen tank. The crew, which also included Jack Swigert and Jim Lovell, safely returned to Earth. Learn more about Haise's life and career.

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Apollo 13, U.S. spaceflight, launched on April 11, 1970, that suffered an oxygen tank explosion en route to the Moon, threatening the lives of three astronauts —commander Jim Lovell, lunar module pilot Fred Haise, and command module pilot Jack Swigert. Houston, we've had a problem Apollo 13 launch

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Jim Lovell recounts the Apollo 13 disaster Fifty years later, the famous astronaut relives Apollo 13 — the Moon mission that almost didn't make it home. By Richard Talcott | Published: April.