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Astronaut John L. Swigert, Jr.
Colorado - Swigert was one of three astronauts aboard
the Apollo 13 moon mission, which was launched on 11 April 1970. The third
lunar landing attempt, the mission was aborted after the rupture of an
oxygen tank on the spacecraft's service module. Swigert and his fellow
astronauts returned safely to earth on April 17 after almost six days
in space. He later became staff director of the Committee on Science and
Technology of the US House of Representatives. Elected to Colorado's newly
created Sixth Congressional District in 1982, he died on 27 December 1982,
before taking office.
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