Fred Haise

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Fred Wallace Haise Jr. 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 served as Lunar Module pilot on Apollo 13. He was to have been the sixth person to walk on the Moon, but the Apollo 13 landing was aborted en route. Haise flew five Space Shuttle Approach and Landing Tests in 1977. He retired from NASA in 1979. He is the last surviving crew member of Apollo 13 and the last surviving Apollo astronaut that flew to the moon without landing.

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Fred Wallace Haise, Jr.
aircraft pilot, military flight engineer, fighter pilot, military officer, astronaut, International Space Hall of Fame, Presidential Medal of Freedom, National Aviation Hall of Fame, United States Astronaut Hall of Fame, Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration", NASA Distinguished Service Medal, 

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  • Apollo 13
    failed Moon landing and seventh crewed flight of the United States Apollo program
Apollo XIII Astronaut Fred Haise Visits Stennis (95-494-93)Apollo XIII Astronaut Fred Haise Visits Stennis (95-494-93)
Richard M. Nixon meeting with Apollo 13 astronauts in Hawaii. - NARA - 194314Richard M. Nixon meeting with Apollo 13 astronauts in Hawaii. - NARA - 194314
Richard M. Nixon meeting with the Apollo 13 astronauts in Hawai, and awarding them the Congressional Space Mdal of... - NARA - 194315Richard M. Nixon meeting with the Apollo 13 astronauts in Hawai, and awarding them the Congressional Space Mdal of... - NARA - 194315
Fred Haise (S69-62235)Fred Haise (S69-62235)
Apollo 13 crew recovery after splashdown - S70-35625Apollo 13 crew recovery after splashdown - S70-35625
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Apollo 13 crew recovery after splashdown S70-35610Apollo 13 crew recovery after splashdown S70-35610
Apollo 13 with president NixonApollo 13 with president Nixon
President Richard Nixon and the Apollo 13 astronauts stand at attention for the National Anthem at a ceremonyPresident Richard Nixon and the Apollo 13 astronauts stand at attention for the National Anthem at a ceremony
President Richard Nixon speaks before awarding the Apollo 13 astronauts the Presidential Medal of FreedomPresident Richard Nixon speaks before awarding the Apollo 13 astronauts the Presidential Medal of Freedom