Houston, we have a podcast. Welcome to the official podcast of the NASA Johnson Space Center,

Episode 364, Apollo Legend to Shuttle Trailblazer. I'm Leah Cheshire and I'm your host today.

On this podcast, we bring in the experts, scientists, engineers, and astronauts all to let you know

what's going on in the world of human spaceflight and more. Today we are honored to be joined by former NASA

astronaut Fred Hayes. Born in Biloxi, Mississippi in 1933, Hayes graduated from Biloxi High School

before attending Perkinson Junior College and later received a Bachelor of Science degree with honors

in aeronautical engineering from the University of Oklahoma. As a marine fighter pilot and naval aviator, Hayes accumulated 9,300 hours of flying time, including

6,200 hours in jets.

Hayes was also a research pilot at the NASA Flight Research Center at Edwards, California,

before coming to Johnson Space Center, as well as a research pilot at the NASA

Lewis Research Center, now known as Glenn in Cleveland, Ohio. Haze was well suited to be an astronaut,

being selected in 1966. Ultimately, he was assigned as the lunar module pilot on Apollo 13,

logging 142 hours and 54 minutes in space on a mission that changed history, becoming one of the greatest rescues and displays of teamwork of all time.

Today, we're talking with him about that mission, his role in the space shuttle program, and his lessons for NASA's future.

Let's go.

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And there she goes.

We have a podcast.

Fred, thank you so much for joining us here today on Houston.

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