posted 06-22-2007 05:43 AM
Were astronauts Jack Swigert and Rusty Schweickart confused with each other because of their similar sounding surnames? I have seen a newspaper cutting (from December 1982) announcing Swigert's passing away. The details include a tribute that (allegedly) came from John Glenn where he pays tribute to 'Rusty' and his heroism on Apollo 13.
This must have been a mistake on Glenn's part in thinking Schweickart was a crew member on Apollo 13, or has anyone got any other theories?