Fred Haise
Fred Haise | |
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Haise in 1969 | |
| Born | Fred Wallace Haise Jr. November 14, 1933 Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Education | Perkinston Junior College (AA) University of Oklahoma (BS) |
| Spouse(s) |
Mary Griffin Grant
(m. 1954; div. 1978)Frances Price
(m. 1979; died 2022) |
| Children | 4 |
| Awards | Presidential Medal of Freedom NASA Distinguished Service Medal |
| Space career | |
| NASA astronaut | |
| Rank | Captain, USMC (1954–1957) Captain, USAF (1957–1963) |
Time in space | 5d 22h 54m |
| Selection | NASA Group 5 (1966) |
| Missions | |
Mission insignia | |
| Retirement | June 29, 1979 |
Fred Wallace Haise Jr. (/heɪz/ HAYZ; born November 14, 1933) is an American former NASA astronaut, engineer, fighter pilot with the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force, and a test pilot. He is one of 24 people to have flown to the Moon, having flown as Lunar Module pilot on Apollo 13. He was slated to become the 6th person to walk on the Moon, but the Apollo 13 landing mission was aborted en route.
Haise went on to fly five Space Shuttle Approach and Landing Tests in 1977, before retiring from NASA in 1979.