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Jack Swigert was an American politician, military officer, astronaut, and aircraft pilot. Born in Denver on August 30, 1931, he was a member of the Republican Party. He served in the United States Air Force and was employed by NASA as part of NASA Astronaut Group 5. Swigert spent 8574 units of time in space and worked in Washington, D.C.
He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame, and the NASA Distinguished Service Medal. Swigert was educated at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the University of Colorado Boulder, and the University of Hartford. He was also a member of the Colorado Buffaloes sports team. He died of natural causes in Washington, D.C., on December 27, 1982.
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Film & TV
Known for
- Apollo 13: To the Edge and Back — Himself1994
via TMDB
Key facts
- Preceded by
- District established
- Succeeded by
- Daniel Schaefer (as member)
- Born
- John Leonard Swigert Jr. , ( 1931-08-30 ) August 30, 1931, Denver , Colorado, U.S.
- Died
- December 27, 1982 (1982-12-27) (aged 51) , Washington, D.C. , U.S.
- Resting place
- Mount Olivet Cemetery
- Party
- Republican
- Education
- University of Colorado, Boulder ( BS ) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ( MS ) University of Hartford ( MBA )
- Awards
- Presidential Medal of Freedom NASA Distinguished Service Medal
- Allegiance
- United States
- Branch
- United States Air Force
- Service years
- 1953–1956 (active), 1956–1965 (reserve)
- Rank
- Captain
- Unit
- Massachusetts Air National Guard (1957–1960) Connecticut Air National Guard (1960–1965)
- Time in space
- 5 days, 22 hours, 54 minutes
- Selection
- NASA Group 5 (1966)
- Missions
- Apollo 13
- Retirement
- August 1977
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- NASA Astronaut Group 5
- Given name
- Jack
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Denver
- Place of death
- Washington, D.C.
- Occupation
- astronaut
- Employer
- NASA
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Member of team
- Colorado Buffaloes
- Military branch
- United States Air Force
- Military rank
- captain
- Image
- Jack Swigert.jpg
- Work location
- Washington, D.C.
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- Commons category
- Jack Swigert
- date of death
- 1982-12-27
- date of birth
- 1931-08-30
- manner of death
- natural causes
- described by source
- Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
- time in space
- 8574
- name in native language
- Jack Swigert
- member of the crew of
- Apollo 13
- P450
- Apollo 13
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