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Announcer: 
Fred Wallace Haise, Jr. 
has spent over five decades

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in the service of his country,
both publicly and privately, as

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one of the most revered
and respected figures

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in aviation and
aerospace history.

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An integral part of the Apollo
Space Program, Fred Haise was a

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backup crewmember on the
celebrated Apollo 8, 11,
and 16 missions.

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Haise would became a
household name however, as
a crew member of the famed

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Apollo 13 lunar mission
- a mission initially
marred by trouble,

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but which ultimately stands as
one of the greatest examples of

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human ingenuity, teamwork,
and courage of all time.

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The Apollo 13 mission was
an incredible journey, but it
would be only

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one among many incredible
journeys for Fred Haise.

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Haise received his Naval
Aviator Wings in 1954.

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While serving as a pilot in
the Marine Corps, this Biloxi,
Mississippi native also

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earned his engineering degree
from the University of Oklahoma.

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Soon after, he began flying
missions for NASA while

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continuing to serve as a fighter
pilot in the Air Force.

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Haise relocated to Dryden Flight
Research Center in 1963 where he

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piloted many high performance
and experimental aircraft

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including the M2-F1 lifting
body aircraft… flight research
that contributed significantly

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to the development and design
of the Space Shuttle Orbiter.

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Haise's career, would take an
historic turn in 1966, however,

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when he would be
selected by NASA to

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become one of the first
19 Apollo astronauts.

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 Voice of Jim Lovell on radio
 to Houston ground control:

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“Houston, we’ve had a problem.”
Ground control chatter.

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 Voice of Jim Lovell on radio
 to Houston ground control :

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“Houston, we’ve had a problem.”

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Announcer: Apollo 13
will be forever etched
in the collective

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consciousness of the world. 
For three days in 1970, Haise
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fellow crewmembers Jim Lovell
and Jack Swigert, fought for

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survival inside their crew
module and on the world stage.

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Due to an oxygen tank explosion,
the lives of Apollo astronauts

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hung in the balance from
the near beginning

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until the very end
of the mission.

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Working closely with Houston
ground controllers,

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Haise and his fellow
crewmembers ingeniously

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converted their lunar module
into a "lifeboat" - saving

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precious energy and oxygen…
and ultimately their lives.

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The world breathed a sigh of
relief with the safe return and

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dramatic end to the Apollo 13
mission, but Haise would be far

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from ending his involvement
in groundbreaking,
high-risk missions...

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missions that would help
usher in a new generation
of space exploration.

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After attending Harvard
Business School in 1972,

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Haise returned to Dryden
Flight Research Center

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to work on a new, reusable
space aircraft being tested

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by NASA… the Space
Shuttle Orbiter.

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In 1977, Haise and fellow NASA
astronaut Gordon Fullerton,

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would take part in
another series of risky,

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proof-of-concept flying
missions known as Approach
and Landing Tests.

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After years of research and
development, the Shuttle
Orbiter was finally

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ready for a real-life
flight and landing test.

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In an effort to test its
flight control systems and

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flying characteristics, the
pilots would separate from the 747,

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and fly the engine-less
orbiter to a runway landing.

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The success of the Approach and
Landing Tests were critical

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for the advancement of the
Space Shuttle Program.

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In 1981, the Space
Shuttle Columbia

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was successfully launched &
returned safely to earth,

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the 1st mission in
an unprecedented

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30-year history of the
Space Shuttle program.

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In his twenty-year
career with NASA,

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Haise logged over 9,000
hours in flight, in more than
eighty types

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of air and spacecraft, spent
over 142 hours in space, and

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took part in history-making
missions that shaped space

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exploration as we know it today.

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With an extraordinary record of
public service to his country,

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Fred Haise retired
from NASA in 1979.

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With his extensive technical,
practical, and academic background,

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Haise was recruited by the
Grumman Aerospace Corporation

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as their Vice-President
of Space Programs.

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He would eventually become
President of Grumman

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Technical Services, until
his retirement in 1996.

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Although officially retired,
Haise continues to make an
impact

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on communities and people
around him… …as a public

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speaker… …as a counselor for
child burn victims … as

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a board member of Infinity
Science Center, a
non-profit NASA partner

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formed to raise money for
a learning center at

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Stennis Space Center, in his
home state of Mississippi.

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His achievements have been
recognized from the White House

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to the Air Force, from
NASA to New York City,

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from Hollywood to Harvard,
and everywhere in between.

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Fred Haise….

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pilot,

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astronaut,

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scholar,

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businessman,

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role model, …

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American Hero.