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. Rare color 8 x 10 NASA photo of Swigert posing in his space suit with a model of a lunar lander, signed and inscribed in black felt tip “To Jack Cleary, with all best wishes, Jack Swigert.” In very fine condition, with a couple trivial scuffs to background. As good as an example you will find of this scarce format. COA Scott Cornish and R&R COA.
