Apollo 1 was scheduled to launch Feb 21, 1967, but was destroyed by fire Jan 27, 1967.
what mercury astronaut was supposed to fly on the apollo 13
No, Jack Swigert did not fly into space after Apollo 13. He was originally supposed to be the command module pilot for Apollo 13 but was replaced by Ken Mattingly due to concerns about Swigert's exposure to German measles. Swigert did not fly in space again and passed away in 1982.
Apollo 11 Incorrect, it is The Soviet Union's Luna missions which included Luna 1, fly by Luna 2, crashed into surface Luna 3, Landed on moon Then came: Apollo 8, fly by Apollo 11, landed on moon
The astronaut who did not fly on Apollo 13 was Ken Mattingly. He was originally part of the Apollo 13 crew but was replaced by Jack Swigert after being exposed to German measles.
apollo 11
It has never been mentioned.
Alan Shepard and his crew was supposed to fly Apollo 13, but he got an ear infection close to the launch, so the crew of Apollo 14 were moved up a place allowing Alan Shepard to fly Apollo 14. The reason the whole crew switched was because they trained with each other and were put together to compliment each others skills.
Apollo 17
Apollo 1 was launched on February 21, 1967
Jim Lovell was bumped from the Apollo 14 mission to serve as the backup commander for Apollo 13 due to a medical issue involving the original commander, Alan Shepard. Shepard developed an inner ear condition that affected his ability to fly in space, so Lovell took his place on the Apollo 13 mission alongside Fred Haise and Jack Swigert.
Gus Grissom is the only astronaut to have flown on Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo space missions. He was a highly experienced astronaut who tragically lost his life in the Apollo 1 mission fire in 1967.
Spider was the name of the Apollo 9 lunar module. However, the first LM was not on Apollo 9, it was on Apollo 5 (AS-205) an unmanned test.