Apollo 13 Astronaut Fred Haise: ASM Interview on YouTube

To watch on YouTube, visit our “Space Worker Oral Histories“ and look for “Astronaut Fred Haise and NASA’s Charlie Mars discuss more than Apollo 13 “.

On July 2, 2020 American Space Museum interviewed Apollo 13 Astronaut Fred Haise and long time friend Charlie Mars of NASA. In addition to Apollo, they discuss the Space Shuttle Enterprise Approach and Landing Tests, Fred’s aircraft accident, and the movie “Apollo 13”.

We also asked about Fred’s family and his work with the Infinity Science Center. He and Charlie discussed the effort it took to collect the astronaut handprints for the Space Walk of Fame monuments at Titusville’s Space View Park. (On their own time and expense, Charlie and space pioneer Sam Beddingfield traveled around the country collecting astronaut handprints in plaster to later be cast in bronze for the monuments.)

Moderated by Mark Marquette, this interview is part of our museum’s “Stay Curious” series and our “Space Worker Oral Histories” project.