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. Glossy 8 x 10 NASA photo of Swigert before the Apollo 13 launch, signed in blue ink. Paperclip impression along top edge, scattered light surface marks and creases, and light curling to horizontal edges, otherwise fine condition. JSA/Scott Cornish Auction LOA and RRAuction COA.
