Swigert was one of three astronauts aboard the Apollo 13 moon mission, which was aborted after the rupture of an oxygen tank on the spacecraft’s service module. Swigert and fellow astronauts James A. Lovell, Jr., and Fred W. Haise, Jr., returned safely to earth on April 17 after approximately 5 days and 23 hours in space. He later became staff director of the Committee on Science and Technology of the U.S. House of Representatives. Elected to Colorado’s newly created Sixth Congressional District in 1982, he died on December 27, 1982, before taking office. Color 1976 Bicentennial Exposition on Science and Technology card, 8 x 6, printed by the U. S. Treasury and featuring a color engraving of the First Man on the Moon postage stamp, signed in black felt tip by Swigert. In very fine condition. COA Scott Cornish and R&R COA.
