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Fred Haise

American astronaut · United States · On the map · Astronauts · Born 1933 · age 92

Fred Wallace Haise Jr. is an American former NASA astronaut, engineer, fighter pilot with the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force, and test pilot. He is one of the 24 Apollo astronauts to reach the Moon, having served as Lunar Module pilot on Apollo 13.

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2023National Aviation Hall of FameAward1983International Space Hall of FameAward1977In historyApproach and Landing TestsWith Joe Engle 2 moreCrew1970NASA Distinguished Service MedalAwardPresidential Medal of FreedomAward1933Born14 November 1933

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National Aviation Hall of Fame2023
International Space Hall of Fame1983
Presidential Medal of Freedom1970
NASA Distinguished Service Medal1970
Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"
United States Astronaut Hall of Fame

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He was to have been the sixth person to walk on the Moon, but the Apollo 13 landing was aborted en route. Haise flew five Space Shuttle Approach and Landing Tests in 1977. He retired from NASA in 1979. He is the last surviving crew member of Apollo 13 and the last surviving Apollo astronaut that reached the Moon without landing.

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United States
Category
Astronauts
Type
Astronaut
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Born 1933 · age 92

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