John Lenard "Jack" Swigert Jr.
by:neleah
Born:August 30,1931Denver Colorado
Died:December 27,1982 washinton D.C
blond hair blue eyes 5'11 1/2 180 pounds
political party-republican
never married
no kids
enjoys golf,handball,bowling,skiing,swiming,basketball,and photograpy.
major achievements
- elected to house of representives
- served in the air force from 1953 to 1956
- member of the quiet birdmen,phigamma delta,pitau sigma, and sigma tu.
- command module piolet
- was support crew for apollo 7
- once a test piolet
education
Attended regis and east high schools in Denver;received bachelor of science degree in Mechanical Engineering from university of Colorado,1953;master of science in Aerospace Science from Rensselear Polytechnic Institute,1965;master of business Administration from the University of Harvord,1967;and was presented Honorary Doctorate of Science by American International Collage,1970.
work facts
- last minute replacement for apollo 13
- worked at the air force
- was a test piolet
- retired august 1977
- mechanical and aerospace engineer
significant to the apollo program
Jack was significant for the apollo program because he was a last minute replacement.If jack didn't say yes apollo 13 may of not went on because the ship would of not had a piolet to fly it to space