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| Affiliation | Republican |
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1971-01-01 |
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| Name | Jack Swigert |
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Littleton, Colorado , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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August 30, 1931
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| Died | December 27, 1982
(51 years)
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| Contributor | eddy 9_99 |
| Last Modifed | Juan Croniqueur
Oct 01, 2022 09:59pm |
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Cancer - Air Force -
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| Info | Swigert served with the Air Force from 1953 to 1956, including a tour of duty as a fight pilot in Japan and Korea. He also served as a jet fighter pilot with the Connecticut Air National Guard (1960 to 1965). He has logged over 8,000 hours of flight time, of which more than 6,430 hours are in jet aircraft.
Swigert was one of 19 Astronauts selected by NASA in 1966. He served as a member of the astronaut support crews for the Apollo 7 and Apollo 11 missions. He was next assigned to the Apollo 13 back-up crew and subsequently replaced prime crewman, Thomas K. Mattingly as Command Module Pilot 24 hours prior to flight, following Mattingly's exposure to German measles. In completing his first space flight, Swigert logged a total of 142 hours and 54 minutes.
From April 1973, to September 1977, Swigert served as Executive Director of the Committee on Science and Technology in the U.S. house of Representatives in Washington, D.C. In that capacity, he was responsible for assuring the accomplishment of the legislative and oversight functions of the staff of the Committee, the jurisdiction of which included all Federal research and development in the areas of energy, environment, space, science and civil aviation. His responsibilities included personnel acquisition, planning, organizing, budgeting, directing and controlling the staff of the Committee (some 80 people).
In 1978, Swigert ran for the United States Senate from Colorado and was unsuccessful in his first attempt at elective office.
In 1979, Swigert joined the BDM Corporation, a broad-based professional services company as Vice President for Technology Development and directed the Company's Denver operations. He was responsible for the formulation of strategies and programs with emphasis on energy, space, environment and transportation.
In 1981, Swigert left BDM to join International Gold and Minerals Ltd. as Vice President for Financial and Corporate Affairs.
In February 1982, Swigert left International Gold and Minerals Ltd. to initiate his campaign for the U.S. Congress. On November 2, 1982, Swigert won the new seat for Colorado's Sixth congressional District receiving 64% of the popular vote.
Swigert died of complications from cancer in Washington on December 27, 1982, a week before he would have taken the congressional seat he won in the November 2 election.
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