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Apollo 13 was Swigert's first trip to space, at age 38. He had been part of the support crew for Apollo 7 in 1968, and was initially Apollo 13's backup command module pilot.

The public has voted to honor Apollo 13 engineer Arturo Campos on board NASA's first mission to fly to the moon and back in more than 50 years, Artemis 1.

Ken Mattingly — who orbited the Moon and flew on the space shuttle — will forever be known as the astronaut who guided Apollo 13 safely home.

8. Alan Shepard was picked to command the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission, then replaced. Shepard was assigned to fly Apollo 13 along with Stuart Roosa and Ed Mitchell.

NASA, no. S70-15841 Apollo 13 suffered its first unexpected issue two days before liftoff. Command Module Pilot Ken Mattingly was exposed to German measles and grounded.

I knew I was alone,” he observed later, “in a way that no earthling has ever been before.” That quote is immortalized on a ...