May 20, 2008

David E Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david steitz@nasa gov

Shelly Fritzler Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum, Denver, Colo 303-360-5360, ext 117 marketing@wingsmuseum org

MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-101

NASA HONORS APOLLO 13 ASTRONAUT JOHN SWIGERT

WASHINGTON -- NASA will honor the late astronaut John "Jack" L Swigert, Jr , with the presentation of an Ambassador of Exploration Award for his involvement in the U S space program During a ceremony with Apollo 13 spacecraft commander James Lovell on Friday, May 23, Swigert's sister Virginia will accept the award at and present it for display to the Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum in Denver, Colo The award presentation will highlight the opening of the museum's new exhibit on Colorado's Astronauts

NASA is giving the Ambassador of Exploration Award to the first generation of explorers in the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo space programs for realizing America's goal of going to the moon The award is a moon rock encased in Lucite and mounted for public display The rock is part of the 842 pounds of lunar samples collected during the six Apollo expeditions from 1969 to 1972

Swigert was born in Denver and received a received a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Colorado in 1953 Swigert was the command module pilot for the Apollo 13 mission He was elected to the U S House of Representatives in November 1982, but died the following month before taking office For biographical information about Swigert, visit:

http://www jsc nasa gov/Bios/htmlbios/swigert-jl html

For information and pictures of the NASA Ambassador of Exploration Award, visit:

http://www nasa gov/multimedia/imagegallery/AofEphotos html

For more information about the Wings Over the Rockies Museum, visit:

http://www WingsMuseum org

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