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Topic: Interview questions for astronaut Fred Haise
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ozspace
Member Posts: 231
From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Registered: May 2009
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posted 02-01-2015 11:59 PM
   
I have an opportunity to conduct an in depth interview with Apollo 13 LMP Fred Haise. If you have any questions you'd like me to ask on your behalf, please post them here. I can't guarantee I will use them, and I will review and use my own discretion in selecting them. If I end up using your question I will credit you. The interview will be broadcast in April, with podcast available shortly thereafter.
Our community radio station here. Thanks in advance! — Peter (Melbourne, Australia) |
onesmallstep
Member Posts: 1310
From: Staten Island, New York USA
Registered: Nov 2007
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posted 02-02-2015 11:55 AM
Fred, I'm sure you had every confidence in Jack Swigert replacing Ken Mattingly and carrying on with the mission days before launch. During the flight itself, and after, did your view of his abilities and training change in any way, or did his performance reinforce what you already knew about him? |
Fra Mauro
Member Posts: 1587
From: Bethpage, N.Y.
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted 02-02-2015 01:07 PM
What thoughts came to mind when you saw the crew of Apollo 14 exploring the Fra Mauro highlands? Do you think you and Jim Lovell would have made it to the top of Cone Crater? |
Rick Mulheirn
Member Posts: 4167
From: England
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 02-02-2015 01:14 PM
Ask Fred if he has acquired a taste yet for Yorkshire Black Pudding? |
Hart Sastrowardoyo
Member Posts: 3445
From: Toms River, NJ
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 02-02-2015 04:33 PM
How much training, if any, did you do for the Skylab reboost mission for Shuttle? |
Tom
Member Posts: 1597
From: New York
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 02-02-2015 05:43 PM
If we can re-write history a bit and have your Apollo 19 flight make the final lunar landing, any thoughts of what the call signs for your CSM and LM may have been?
Thank you. |
randy
Member Posts: 2176
From: West Jordan, Utah USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 02-02-2015 06:56 PM
Did you train for the cabin repress valve? |
uk spacefan
Member Posts: 168
From: London
Registered: Jan 2007
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posted 02-14-2015 03:14 AM
Mr. Haise you are one of the nicest persons that I've been privileged to meet. What is your advice for achieving a successful, long and happy life like yours? |
LM-12
Member Posts: 3208
From: Ontario, Canada
Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 02-14-2015 06:12 AM
Did you don your spacesuits at any time on Apollo 13 after the explosion, even if it was just to stay warm? Or were you in shirtsleeves all the way home?
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ozspace
Member Posts: 231
From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Registered: May 2009
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posted 02-17-2015 11:37 PM
Thanks everyone for your input, really good stuff. There has been a slight delay in getting the interview arranged, so keep 'em coming! I hope to have it 'in the can' in the next three weeks. |
lunarexplorer
Member Posts: 13
From: Albany Western Australia
Registered: Dec 2012
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posted 02-18-2015 05:17 AM
As the commander of the first space shuttle approach landing test flight, what were your impressions of this new spacecraft flying for the first time? |
alanh_7
Member Posts: 1252
From: Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 02-18-2015 07:21 AM
How far along did you and Jack Lousma get into the Space Shuttle/Skylab rescue program before you realized the shuttle would not be ready in time? |
LM-12
Member Posts: 3208
From: Ontario, Canada
Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 02-18-2015 10:07 AM
Which Gemini and Apollo launches did you attend at the Cape? |
Rusty53
Member Posts: 50
From: Rochester, NY USA
Registered: Jun 2010
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posted 02-18-2015 10:37 AM
While serving as the CAPCOM for the Apollo 14 second EVA, what emotions were you experiencing and did you ever say to yourself, "that could have been me"? |
Blackarrow
Member Posts: 3120
From: Belfast, United Kingdom
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 02-18-2015 07:57 PM
During the build-up to re-entry, there was a representative from the Atomic Energy Commission at Mission Control who wanted the ALSEP plutonium pack to end up in a deep ocean trench. Did you ever find out whether the requirement to dispose of the plutonium safely actually compromised the safe re-entry of "Odyssey"? |
David C
Member Posts: 1015
From: Lausanne
Registered: Apr 2012
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posted 02-20-2015 06:07 PM
Whilst serving as the back-up commander for Apollo 16 you flew the Lunar Landing Training Vehicle. How much more demanding was it to fly in lunar simulation mode than with the jet engine gimbal locked? Joe Algranti used the analogy of learning to ride a bicycle: "the first time you try it it's very hard but after a little exposure it's quite manageable". Would you say that was a fair description of learning to land the LLTV in lunar simulation mode? |
ozspace
Member Posts: 231
From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Registered: May 2009
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posted 03-21-2015 12:51 AM
The interview is finally happening this week, postponed from two weeks ago due to technical and scheduling issues. Thanks for your patience and I will update when it goes to air. |
ozspace
Member Posts: 231
From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Registered: May 2009
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posted 03-24-2015 08:24 PM
The interview is 'in the can'! I have two hours and recorded an extended 90 minute interview with Fred. It has been said many times before but he is a true gentleman and very kind and patient through the whole process. I managed to ask two to three of your questions, some of the questions were covered as part of the interview flow, but once again, thanks for your input! We are now editing and will broadcast here in Melbourne over two to three weeks around the April anniversary. After broadcast the interview will be up as podcast, I will share the links. |
Blackarrow
Member Posts: 3120
From: Belfast, United Kingdom
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 03-25-2015 06:11 PM
Which "two or three" questions did you ask? |
ozspace
Member Posts: 231
From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Registered: May 2009
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posted 03-26-2015 08:33 PM
I have not had time to listen back and the recording is now with the producer but I 'think' I asked the following (although maybe not word for word), and I did credit you: - onesmallstep
Fred, I'm sure you had every confidence in Jack Swigert replacing Ken Mattingly and carrying on with the mission days before launch. During the flight itself, and after, did your view of his abilities and training change in any way, or did his performance reinforce what you already knew about him? - Fra Mauro
What thoughts came to mind when you saw the crew of Apollo 14 exploring the Fra Mauro highlands? Do you think you and Jim Lovell would have made it to the top of Cone Crater? - LM-12
Did you don your spacesuits at any time on Apollo 13 after the explosion, even if it was just to stay warm? Or were you in shirtsleeves all the way home? - LM-12
Which Gemini and Apollo launches did you attend at the Cape? - Rusty53
While serving as the CAPCOM for the Apollo 14 second EVA, what emotions were you experiencing and did you ever say to yourself, "that could have been me"? - David C
Whilst serving as the back-up commander for Apollo 16 you flew the Lunar Landing Training Vehicle. How much more demanding was it to fly in lunar simulation mode than with the jet engine gimbal locked? Joe Algranti used the analogy of learning to ride a bicycle: "the first time you try it it's very hard but after a little exposure it's quite manageable". Would you say that was a fair description of learning to land the LLTV in lunar simulation mode?
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onesmallstep
Member Posts: 1310
From: Staten Island, New York USA
Registered: Nov 2007
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posted 03-27-2015 08:38 AM
Thank you! Glad for the contribution - and attribution.  |
ozspace
Member Posts: 231
From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Registered: May 2009
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posted 03-28-2015 05:36 AM
I would like to say that I really enjoyed this process and deeply appreciate all of your contributions. I do apologize to those who added suggestions that were not used and to those that were used but may have been modified in some way in the interview. I do think you'll find the interview interesting.Finally, I'd like to thank Robert Pearlman for this magnificent site that attracts and retains educated and passionate space enthusiasts, while applying high quality moderation, great work! |
Rick Mulheirn
Member Posts: 4167
From: England
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 03-30-2015 03:22 AM
An interesting thread. It is academic now but for the record Ed Mitchell and Alan Shepard DID reach the top of Cone crater. Distance perception was difficult to the point that they simply did not realise they had done so. |
David C
Member Posts: 1015
From: Lausanne
Registered: Apr 2012
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posted 03-30-2015 04:28 AM
Thanks for asking my question, I look forward to hearing Fred's reply. |
Rusty53
Member Posts: 50
From: Rochester, NY USA
Registered: Jun 2010
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posted 03-30-2015 07:32 AM
Thank you for using my question. I am really looking forward to listening to you interview with Fred Haise. |
LM-12
Member Posts: 3208
From: Ontario, Canada
Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 03-30-2015 10:21 AM
Thanks again, Peter, for making all this possible. Your efforts are very much appreciated. |
ozspace
Member Posts: 231
From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Registered: May 2009
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posted 04-15-2015 06:16 AM
Part 1 of the five-part interview Apollo 13 Lunar Module Pilot Fred Haise went to air tonight.Growing up in Mississippi; passion for flying after initial lack of interest; flying with the U.S. Marine Corps; engineering degree; joining Lewis Research Center; meeting Neil Armstrong; Lifting body M2F1; Approach and Landing Tests in the Space Shuttle Enterprise; shuttle design; promise verses reality of shuttle; assignment as crew member for Skylab rescue mission; and leaving NASA to Grumman. (Interviewer: Peter Aylward) |
ozspace
Member Posts: 231
From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Registered: May 2009
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posted 05-01-2015 09:31 AM
- Part 2 - Selection as astronaut; back-up crews for Apollo; geology training; measles and crew change; preparing for launch; the launch experience; centre engine shutdown; Earth orbit; and extracting the lunar module from the Saturn 4B. (Interviewer: Peter Aylward)
- Part 3 - Looking back at Earth; going off free return trajectory; the final TV show; stirring the cryogenic oxygen tank; explosion; history of the oxygen tank; immediate aftermath; inertial guidance system; second oxygen tank leak; powering up the lunar module. (Interviewer: Peter Aylward)
- Part 4 - Disappointment; calculating power reserves; cooling water; plenty of oxygen; lithium hydroxide; powering down command module; link with Apollo 1 fire; water condensation; radio blackout during reentry; no spacesuits during reentry; his view of reentry; splashdown; damage to service module; urinary infection; Grumman's bill for towage. (Interviewer: Peter Aylward)
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Fra Mauro
Member Posts: 1587
From: Bethpage, N.Y.
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted 05-05-2015 10:54 AM
Thank you for using my questions. |
David C
Member Posts: 1015
From: Lausanne
Registered: Apr 2012
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posted 05-10-2015 04:15 AM
Very interesting, can't recall having heard the explanation before about the SM RCS valves having already been opened on the launch pad when the crewing issue occurred. The pressure for the crew change makes a lot more sense now. |
ozspace
Member Posts: 231
From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Registered: May 2009
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posted 05-20-2015 01:41 AM
Fifth and final interview in this series:
- Part 5 - Flying Harvards and other aircraft; Suffering severe burns in an aviation accident; Fra Mauro and Cone Crater; Space suit usage on Apollo 13; Lunar Landing Training Vehicle; witnessing Saturn 5 launches; Apollo 19; Honeysuckle Creek's help; visiting Melbourne. (Interviewer: Peter Aylward)
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LM-12
Member Posts: 3208
From: Ontario, Canada
Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 05-20-2015 12:49 PM
Great interviews. Thanks for the opportunity to participate. |
David C
Member Posts: 1015
From: Lausanne
Registered: Apr 2012
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posted 05-20-2015 07:57 PM
Very enjoyable and informative. Thanks again. |
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