Jack Swigert - Legacy

Legacy

• In 1988, Jack Swigert was nominated and inducted into the Colorado Aviation Hall of Fame.
• In 1995, Swigert was portrayed by Kevin Bacon in Ron Howard's film Apollo 13.
• In 1997, a statue of Swigert made by George and Mark Lundeen was placed on display in the US Capitol Building which as of December 2008 is on display in Emancipation Hall in the United States Capitol Visitor Center. A duplicate statue is currently on display at Denver International Airport.
• In 2004, the Space Foundation launched the John L. "Jack" Swigert, Jr., Award for Space Exploration, which is presented annually to an individual, group or organization that has made a significant contribution to space exploration. Based in Colorado Springs, Colo., the Space Foundation was founded in 1983 in part to honor the memory and accomplishments of Swigert. Winners include: 2009 - NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander Team; 2008 - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency; 2007 - The California Institute of Technology; 2006 - NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory; 2005 - NASA's Mars Exploration Team from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory; 2004 - President George W. Bush.
• In September 2003, John L. Swigert Jr. was elected to the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Alumni Hall of Fame
• The Apollo/Skylab A7L spacesuit that Swigert wore on the Apollo 13 mission is currently on display in the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney, Australia.