On episode 364, former NASA astronaut Fred Haise discusses his experiences from Apollo 13 and beyond.
Houston, we have a podcast.
Welcome to the official podcast of the NASA Johnson space Center, episode 364, Apollo legend to Shuttle Trailblazer.
I'm Leah Cheshire and I'm your host.
Today on this podcast, we bring in the experts, scientists, engineers and astronauts, all to let you know what's going on in the world of human spaceflight and more.
Today, we are honored to be joined by former NASA astronaut Fred Haise.
Born in Bililoxi, Mississippi, in 1933, Hayes graduated from Biloxi High School before attending Perkinson Junior College and later received a bachelor Bachelor of Science degree with honors in Aeronautical engineering from the University of Oklahoma.
As a Marine fighter pilot and naval aviator, Hayes accumulated 9,300 hours of flying time, including 6,200 hours in jets.
Hayes was also a research pilot at the NASA Flight Research center at Edwards, California, before coming to Johnson Space center, as well as a research pilot at the NASA Lewis Research center, now known as Glenn in Cleveland, Ohio.
Hayes was well suited to be an astronaut, being selected in 1966.
Ultimately, he was assigned as the lunar module pilot on Apollo 13, logging 142 hours and 54 minutes in space on a mission that changed history, becoming one of the greatest rescues and displays of teamwork of all time.
Today we're talking with him about that mission, his role in the space shuttle program, and his lessons for NASA's future.
Let's go.
Houston.
We have a podcast.
Fred, thank you so much for joining us here today on Houston, we have a podcast.
Yes, happy to be here and we're so excited.
So tell me.
We're going to do some reminiscing.
We're going to.
We're going to look back at all of the incredible things that you've done.