Fred Wallace Haise Junior (born 14 November 1933)—He flew as Lunar Module Pilot on Apollo 13 (Odyssey & Aquarius, 1970); he was one of the first two members of Astronaut Group 5 to fly; he flew the Space Shuttle Enterprise during the Approach & Landing Tests, the only A.L.T. pilot not to fly an orbital Space Shuttle mission; he finally published his autobiography, Never Panic Early, in 2022.
After his active duty in the U.S. Marine Corps (1954-1957), Haise was a reservist in the Oklahoma & Ohio Air National Guards (1957-1963), including ten months' active duty in the U.S. Air Force. He was a civilian research pilot for N.A.S.A. at the time of his astronaut selection.
In the feature film Apollo 13 (1995), Haise was played by the late Bill Paxton.
Bonus! Moonshot Song o' the Day: The Original Nineteen—Fred Haise
John Linnell, "Mississippi" from State Songs (Space Cadet Mike Papa DSKY)
The Wayback Machine Tour of Fred Haise
"The Explorers' Club," № DCCXLII: The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 13, Part I
"The Explorers' Club," № DCCXLIII: The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 13, Part II
"The Explorers' Club," № DCCXLIV: The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 13, Part III
"The Explorers' Club," № DCCCVIII: The 40th Anniversary of the Space Shuttle, Prelude
No comments:
Post a Comment