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Oficiální portrét astronauta Fred Haise (NASA).

Cosmonaut / Astronaut · USA · * 1933

Fred Haise

Official insignia (mission patch) of Apollo 13: "Ex Luna, Scientia" (From the Moon, Knowledge).

Lunar module pilot. Apollo 13 was his only spaceflight; he later commanded approach-and-landing tests of the Space Shuttle Enterprise in 1977.

NationalityUSA

Born14 November 1933

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Official insignia (mission patch) of Apollo 13: "Ex Luna, Scientia" (From the Moon, Knowledge).

Apollo 1311 April 1970

Third crewed Apollo Moon-landing attempt, aborted after an in-flight oxygen tank explosion; all three astronauts returned safely after a six-day mission.open article →

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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.