Jack Swigert
Astronaut
1931 – 1982
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Who was Jack Swigert?
John Leonard "Jack" Swigert, Jr. was an American test pilot, mechanical engineer, aerospace engineer, United States Air Force pilot, and NASA astronaut, one of the 24 persons who have flown to the Moon.
Before joining NASA in 1966, Swigert was a civilian test pilot and fighter pilot in the Air National Guard. After leaving NASA, he was elected to Congress from Colorado's new 6th district, but died before being sworn in.
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- Born
- Aug 30, 1931
Denver - Also known as
- Джон Леонард Суайгерт
- 杰克·斯威格特
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Regis Jesuit High School
- East High School
- Bachelor of Science, University of Colorado Boulder
Mechanical Engineering
( - 1953) - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
( - 1965) - MBA, University of Hartford
( - 1967)
- Lived in
- Colorado
- Denver
- Died
- Dec 27, 1982
Washington, D.C.
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on July 23, 2013
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