Fred Haise

Fred Haise was an astronaut on the Apollo 13 mission, which experienced a critical malfunction en route to the moon in 1970. While Haise is not directly mentioned in the provided articles, the articles discuss the death of Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell, and NASA's current Artemis program, which aims to return humans to the moon. The news of Lovell's death and the comparison between the Apollo and Artemis programs brings renewed attention to the Apollo 13 mission and its crew, including Haise. The Apollo 13 mission is remembered for the crew's resilience and the successful efforts to return them safely to Earth after the oxygen tank explosion. The Artemis program highlights the historical significance of the Apollo missions and their lasting impact on space exploration, indirectly keeping figures like Haise relevant in the context of current space endeavors.