Fred Haise was set to become the sixth person to walk on the moon. But three days into his voyage on Apollo 13, an oxygen tank exploded, instantly turning a groundbreaking mission into an unprecedented effort to bring three astronauts safely back to Earth. More than half a century later, the successful rescue remains one of NASA's most celebrated achievements.
Haise's new memoir, Never Panic Early: An Apollo 13 Astronaut's Journey, reflects on that extraordinary event as part of a NASA career that spanned 20 years and included flying five space shuttle test flights before his retirement in 1979.
Join us online on Wednesday, April 13, at 7 p.m. ET for an inspiring evening where you'll hear from Haise himself. Dr. Teasel Muir-Harmony, curator of the National Air and Space Museum's Apollo spacecraft collection, will kick off the program with a brief lecture on where the Apollo program stood in April 1970. Then, in conversation with Dr. Muir-Harmony, Haise will commemorate the 52nd anniversary of the Apollo 13 crisis by reflecting on cheating death--more than once!--and living through the heady early days of the space program.
Following their discussion, Smithsonian magazine journalist Chris Klimek will moderate a Q&A where you can pose your own questions.
After the event, a recording will be available to ticketholders via email and will be accessible for on-demand viewing for one week.
Photo credits: Sm
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Haise's new memoir, Never Panic Early: An Apollo 13 Astronaut's Journey, reflects on that extraordinary event as part of a NASA career that spanned 20 years and included flying five space shuttle test flights before his retirement in 1979.
Join us online on Wednesday, April 13, at 7 p.m. ET for an inspiring evening where you'll hear from Haise himself. Dr. Teasel Muir-Harmony, curator of the National Air and Space Museum's Apollo spacecraft collection, will kick off the program with a brief lecture on where the Apollo program stood in April 1970. Then, in conversation with Dr. Muir-Harmony, Haise will commemorate the 52nd anniversary of the Apollo 13 crisis by reflecting on cheating death--more than once!--and living through the heady early days of the space program.
Following their discussion, Smithsonian magazine journalist Chris Klimek will moderate a Q&A where you can pose your own questions.
After the event, a recording will be available to ticketholders via email and will be accessible for on-demand viewing for one week.
Photo credits: Sm
Fred Haise was set to become the sixth person to walk on the moon. But three days into his voyage on Apollo 13, an oxygen tank exploded, instantly turning a groundbreaking mission into an unprecedented effort to bring three astronauts safely back to Earth. More than half a century later, the successful rescue remains one of NASA's most celebrated achievements.
Haise's new memoir, Never Panic Early: An Apollo 13 Astronaut's Journey, reflects on that extraordinary event as part of a NASA career that spanned 20 years and included flying five space shuttle test flights before his retirement in 1979.
Join us online on Wednesday, April 13, at 7 p.m. ET for an inspiring evening where you'll hear from Haise himself. Dr. Teasel Muir-Harmony, curator of the National Air and Space Museum's Apollo spacecraft collection, will kick off the program with a brief lecture on where the Apollo program stood in April 1970. Then, in conversation with Dr. Muir-Harmony, Haise will commemorate the 52nd anniversary of the Apollo 13 crisis by reflecting on cheating death--more than once!--and living through the heady early days of the space program.
Following their discussion, Smithsonian magazine journalist Chris Klimek will moderate a Q&A where you can pose your own questions.
After the event, a recording will be available to ticketholders via email and will be accessible for on-demand viewing for one week.
Photo credits: Sm
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Haise's new memoir, Never Panic Early: An Apollo 13 Astronaut's Journey, reflects on that extraordinary event as part of a NASA career that spanned 20 years and included flying five space shuttle test flights before his retirement in 1979.
Join us online on Wednesday, April 13, at 7 p.m. ET for an inspiring evening where you'll hear from Haise himself. Dr. Teasel Muir-Harmony, curator of the National Air and Space Museum's Apollo spacecraft collection, will kick off the program with a brief lecture on where the Apollo program stood in April 1970. Then, in conversation with Dr. Muir-Harmony, Haise will commemorate the 52nd anniversary of the Apollo 13 crisis by reflecting on cheating death--more than once!--and living through the heady early days of the space program.
Following their discussion, Smithsonian magazine journalist Chris Klimek will moderate a Q&A where you can pose your own questions.
After the event, a recording will be available to ticketholders via email and will be accessible for on-demand viewing for one week.
Photo credits: Sm
show less
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