Apr 1, 2021
April 9, 1970 the renewed Apollo 13 crew with in the middle astronaut John “Jack” Swigert who replaced Command Module Pilot Thomas “Ken” Mattingly, who was exposed to Rubella - German measles, a mere 48 hours before launch. Note Jack Swigert wore his personal Rolex GMT-master 1675 Pepsi pilot watch, which he wore on Apollo 13 to the Moon & back! Upon return, Swigert gifted this Lunar Orbit flown GMT-master to Rolex and CEO René Jeanneret gave him a Gold GMT-master in return, which Swigert later wore in this official NASA portrait, taken December 1971. (Photo: NASA)