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Jack Swigert

Portrait photograph of Jack Swigert

Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work)

Jack Swigert (1931–1982) was an American test pilot, engineer and NASA astronaut. He joined the Apollo 13 crew as command module pilot just days before launch in April 1970, replacing Ken Mattingly, who had been exposed to German measles. After an oxygen tank failed, he and his crewmates looped around the Moon and returned safely, without landing. Apollo 13 was his only spaceflight. In 1982 he won election to the US House from Colorado but died of cancer that December, before taking office.

Born
30 August 1931
Died
27 December 1982
Country
United States
Flights
1: Apollo 13 (1970)
Time in space
5 days 22 hours

Data as of 2 November 2026. Source: Wikidata (CC0). All people who have flown in space.

Events

  • 11 April 1970

    Apollo 13

    Apollo 13 was meant to be the third landing on the Moon, in the Fra Mauro highlands. After the rupture it became a rescue, worked out in real time by the crew and the flight controllers in Houston. The crew never landed, and every one of them came home.

    17 videos
    • Roberto Mastri
    • Rearview Mirror Media
    • Homemade Documentaries

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  1. Apollo 13: How a Wrecked Spacecraft Brought Its Crew Home

    Roberto Mastri

  2. Apollo 13: The Oxygen Tank Explosion and the Crew’s Return

    Rearview Mirror Media

  3. Apollo 13: Oxygen Tank Explosion and the Lunar Module Lifeboat

    Homemade Documentaries

  4. Apollo 13: Home Safe, Survival After the Oxygen Tank Explosion

    NASA

  5. Apollo 13: Oxygen Tank Rupture and the Lunar Module Lifeboat

    Free Documentary – History

  6. Apollo 13 Rescue: How the Lunar Module Lifeboat Got the Crew Home

    Free Documentary – History

  7. Apollo 13 Hour by Hour: Tank Explosion and the Lifeboat Return

    The Infographics Show

  8. Apollo 13: How NASA Used the Lunar Module as a Lifeboat

    Spark

  9. Apollo 13: Oxygen Tank Rupture and the Lunar Module Lifeboat

    Free Documentary – Space

  10. Apollo 13: How the Crew Got Home in a Lunar Module Lifeboat

    Naked Science

  11. Apollo 13: How the Lunar Module Became a Lifeboat After the Blast

    The Vintage Space

  12. Apollo 13: The Oxygen Tank Explosion and the Lifeboat Return

    Video and DVD Archives

  13. Apollo 13: The Oxygen Tank Failure and the Lunar Module Lifeboat

    Deep Orbit Stories

  14. Apollo 13: The Dropped Tank and Switches Behind the Explosion

    Truth and Proof

  15. Apollo 13: How a Thermostat Error Led to the Oxygen Tank Blast

    The Last Link

  16. Apollo 13: How an Oxygen Tank Failure Nearly Stranded Three Men

    Gloamhall

  17. Apollo 13: The Tank Flaw and Crew’s Lifeboat Return

    The Third Eye English
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Apollo 13: The Tank Flaw and Crew’s Lifeboat Return

The Third Eye English

Duration 11:42

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  1. Apollo 13: How an Oxygen Tank Failure Nearly Stranded Three Men

    DocumentaryGloamhall · 10:19

    Mission: Apollo 13 (1970)

  2. Apollo 13: How a Thermostat Error Led to the Oxygen Tank Blast

    DocumentaryThe Last Link · 12:10

    Mission: Apollo 13 (1970)

  3. Apollo 13: The Tank Flaw and Crew’s Lifeboat Return

    DocumentaryThe Third Eye English · 11:42

    Mission: Apollo 13 (1970)

  4. Apollo 13: The Dropped Tank and Switches Behind the Explosion

    DocumentaryTruth and Proof · 13:16

    Mission: Apollo 13 (1970)

  5. Apollo 13: The Oxygen Tank Failure and the Lunar Module Lifeboat

    DocumentaryDeep Orbit Stories · 16:25

    Mission: Apollo 13 (1970)

  6. Apollo 13 Rescue: How the Lunar Module Lifeboat Got the Crew Home

    DocumentaryFree Documentary – History · 51:56

    Mission: Apollo 13 (1970)

  7. Apollo 13: Oxygen Tank Explosion and the Lunar Module Lifeboat

    DocumentaryHomemade Documentaries · 1:14:23

    Mission: Apollo 13 (1970)

  8. Apollo 13: The Oxygen Tank Explosion and the Lifeboat Return

    DocumentaryVideo and DVD Archives · 45:10

    Mission: Apollo 13 (1970)

  9. Apollo 13: The Oxygen Tank Explosion and the Crew’s Return

    DocumentaryRearview Mirror Media · 1:26:13

    Mission: Apollo 13 (1970)

  10. Apollo 13: Oxygen Tank Rupture and the Lunar Module Lifeboat

    DocumentaryFree Documentary – Space · 51:36

    Mission: Apollo 13 (1970)

  11. Apollo 13: How the Lunar Module Became a Lifeboat After the Blast

    DocumentaryThe Vintage Space · 2:20:56

    Mission: Apollo 13 (1970)

  12. Apollo 13 Hour by Hour: Tank Explosion and the Lifeboat Return

    DocumentaryThe Infographics Show · 19:45

    Mission: Apollo 13 (1970)

  13. Apollo 13: Oxygen Tank Rupture and the Lunar Module Lifeboat

    DocumentaryFree Documentary – History · 52:10

    Mission: Apollo 13 (1970)

  14. Apollo 13: How a Wrecked Spacecraft Brought Its Crew Home

    DocumentaryRoberto Mastri · 40:06

    Mission: Apollo 13 (1970)

  15. Apollo 13: How NASA Used the Lunar Module as a Lifeboat

    DocumentarySpark · 1:43:59

    Mission: Apollo 13 (1970)

  16. Apollo 13: How the Crew Got Home in a Lunar Module Lifeboat

    DocumentaryNaked Science · 46:48

    Mission: Apollo 13 (1970)

  17. Apollo 13: Home Safe, Survival After the Oxygen Tank Explosion

    DocumentaryNASA · 29:47

    Mission: Apollo 13 (1970)

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