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Interview with Fred W. Haise

Published July 6, 2011

At a June gathering of astronauts during SpaceFest III held at the Starr Pass Resort in Tucson, Atlantis’ final launch on Friday sparked strong opinions from nearly a dozen Apollo and shuttle astronauts. One of 19 astronauts selected by NASA in April 1966, Apollo 13 astronaut Fred W. Haise Jr, 78, Pasadena, Calif., served as backup lunar module pilot for the Apollo 8 and 11 missions, and backup spacecraft commander for the Apollo 16 mission. He served as the lunar module pilot on Apollo 13 in 1970. From April 1973 to January 1976, he was technical assistant to the manager of the Space Shuttle Orbiter Project. He was commander of one of the two two-man crews who piloted space shuttle approach and landing test flights during the period June through October 1977.


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Courtesy of Scripps Howard News Service

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