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Jack Swigert

Apollo 13 astronaut, 1931–1982. 1 explained quote.

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“Houston, we have a problem.”
Jack Swigert · 1970
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“Houston, we have a problem.”
Jack Swigert · Apollo 13 air-to-ground transmission · 1970 · Explorer

The calm radio call from Apollo 13 after an oxygen tank exploded. The real words were “we've had a problem,” said first by Jack Swigert and repeated by Jim Lovell.

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About Jack Swigert

John “Jack” Swigert was an American test pilot and astronaut who flew as command module pilot on Apollo 13 in April 1970, joining the crew only days before launch as a replacement. He was the first to report the explosion that crippled the spacecraft. He was later elected to Congress from Colorado but died of cancer before taking office.