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Collection of 100 statues donated by each of the 50 states to honor notable people in the state’s history.
Jack Swigert. John Leonard Swigert Jr. (August 30, 1931 – December 27, 1982) was an American NASA astronaut, test pilot, mechanical engineer, aerospace engineer, United States Air Force pilot, and politician. In April 1970, as command module pilot of Apollo 13, he became one of 24 astronauts who flew to the Moon.
John L. “Jack” Swigert, Jr. was born in Denver in 1931 and died in Washington, D.C. in 1982. He was a star football player at the University of Colorado and obtained a B.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering. He became a Fighter Pilot in Korea and Japan and was a test pilot for two aviation companies. … Continued
This statue of John L. "Jack" Swigert Jr. was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Colorado in 1997. Swigert was born on August 30, 1931, in Denver, Colorado.
May 24, 2023 · Discover Jack Swigert Statue in Denver, Colorado: In the middle of a busy airport, a statue honoring the astronaut who told Houston that Apollo 13 had a problem.
Jack Swigert, or John L. "Jack" Swigert, Jr., is a bronze sculpture depicting the astronaut of the same name by George and Mark Lundeen, installed in the United States Capitol Visitor Center's Emancipation Hall, in Washington, D.C., as part of the National Statuary Hall Collection.
Apr 17, 2020 · The crew of Apollo 13, Commander James A. Lovell, Command Module Pilot (CMP) John L. “Jack” Swigert and Lunar Module Pilot (LMP) Fred W. Haise, still 175,000.
