He was one of the
brave trio that took
on the odds on the
Apollo 13 missionImagine watching the Moon go past
your eyes knowing that you could
be walking along the surface, but
it wasn’t to be as there were more
concerning matters at hand.
The unfortunate story of Apollo
13 meant that James Lovell and
Fred Haise wouldn’t complete their
mission that would have made
them the fifth and sixth men on
the Moon. On the positive side,
they did return safely back to their
families. This is just one highlight
from the career of astronaut Fred
Haise, a man who made notable
contributions to the most beneficial
period of space exploration.
Born on 14 November 1933 in
Biloxi, Mississippi, United States,
Haise took a route to astronautic
stardom that many aspiring
astronauts take. Haise began his
career in a military and aviation
fashion, first being trained as a
test pilot, then going on to the
Navy and working his way up
through the ranks, including
working in the Marines. During
this time Haise accumulated 9,300
hours f lying time, including 6,200
hours in jets. This made him well
equipped to handle the arduous
requirements of spaceflight and
high-pressure situations.
In April 1966 19 astronauts were
chosen by NASA to perform the
upcoming Apollo missions alongwith Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin,
Alan Bean and many more. The
preliminary duties in the Apollo
program for Haise included being
the backup Lunar Module Pilot for
Apollo 8 and Apollo 11. It wasn’t
until 11 April 1970 rolled around
that Haise finally had his moment.
Along with commander Jim Lovell
and Command Module pilot Jack
Swigert, Haise and his crew left
Earth with the intention to make
another successful landing on the
Moon,cementingtheUnitedStates
as the undeniable victors in the
space race.
Twodaysafterlaunchthelunar
landing was aborted as an oxygen
tank exploded; the primary focusshifted towards getting these
astronauts back home safely. All of
this was portrayed in the 1995 space
docudrama filmApollo 13,with
Bill Paxton portraying Haise. With
the odds against the trio, including
limitedpower,lossofcabinheat,
a shortage of potable water and
thedireneedofrepairstothe
carbon-dioxide-removal system, the
crew returned back to Earth on 17
April 1970, deeming the mission a
“successful failure”.
This performance earned Haise
his commander stripes for Apollo
19, but that was never to happen as
NASAfocuseditsbudgettowards
other matters, including the Space
Shuttleprogram.Haisewasvery
influentialintheearlystagesofthe
Space Shuttle program and became
technicalassistanttothemanager
of the Space Shuttle Orbiter Program
in1973.Healsoparticipatedinthe
approach and landing tests and
piloted Space Shuttle Enterprise in
three successful landings. These
testslaidthefoundationsforthe
Space Shuttle program. In June
1979 Haise retired from NASA
before taking on different projects.
His accolades celebrate a fantastic
career that benefitted a nation in
atimeofextraordinaryfeatsin
space exploration. © NASA;“ Haise began his career in a
military and aviation fashion”
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