Apollo 13 Lunar Module Activation
Moves into Aquarius and helps activate the lunar module as an emergency lifeboat after the oxygen tank failure.
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April
Apollo 13 Oxygen Tank Explosion
Reports spacecraft warnings after an oxygen tank explosion cripples Apollo 13’s service module.
Apollo 13 Support
Helps develop power-up procedures after being removed from the Apollo 13 crew.
Aquarius Early Checkout
Checks lunar module Aquarius earlier than originally planned to assess its helium tank pressure.
Houston Problem
Reports that Apollo 13 has had a problem.
Apollo 13 Command Module Shutdown
Helps shut down Odyssey to conserve its batteries and consumables for reentry.
Apollo 13 Free-Return Burn
Commands a lunar module engine burn that restores Apollo 13 to a free-return trajectory around the Moon.
Apollo 13 Procedures
Coordinates teams developing emergency procedures for Apollo 13.
Harry Blackmun Nomination
Nominates Harry Blackmun to the Supreme Court
Lunar Module Lifeboat
Uses Aquarius as a lifeboat after Apollo 13 is damaged.
Odyssey Shutdown
Helps shut down command module Odyssey to preserve power for Earth re-entry.
Apollo 13 Carbon Dioxide Adapter
Helps use improvised equipment that adapts command module carbon-dioxide canisters to the lunar module system.
Apollo 13 Lunar Flyby
Passes around the Moon with Lovell and Swigert during the emergency return to Earth.
Apollo 13 Lunar Flyby
Leads the crew as Apollo 13 swings around the Moon on its emergency return trajectory.
Apollo 13 PC Plus Two Burn
Helps operate Aquarius during the long engine burn that speeds Apollo 13’s return to Earth.
Apollo 13 Sun Alignment
Uses the Sun to verify lunar module guidance alignment when debris makes star sightings difficult.
Apollo 13 Power-Up
Works in simulators on command module power-up procedures.
SALT Vienna Talks
The main round of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks opens in Vienna
Apollo 13 Command Module Power-Up
Helps execute newly developed procedures to power Odyssey for reentry after days of minimal electrical use.
Apollo 13 Command Module Power-Up
Helps reactivate Odyssey using emergency procedures developed by Mission Control.
Apollo 13 Recovery
Leads Mission Control teams during Apollo 13 recovery.
Apollo 13 Reentry Preparation
Helps prepare the spacecraft and crew for separation from Aquarius and Earth reentry.
Apollo 13 Review
Heads NASA during Apollo 13 and orders review of the accident.
Apollo 13 Review Board
Chairs the review board examining the Apollo 13 accident.
Apollo 13 Service Module Jettison
Helps separate the damaged service module, allowing the crew to inspect the explosion damage before reentry.
Apollo 13 Splashdown
Returns safely with Haise and Swigert after the aborted lunar landing mission.
Odyssey Power-Up
Helps power up the cold command module using emergency procedures developed by Mission Control.
Troop Withdrawal Announcement
Announces further US troop withdrawals from Vietnam
Cambodia Campaign
Commands US forces during the Cambodia campaign
Cambodia Incursion
Announces US & South Vietnamese forces have attacked communist sanctuaries in Kampuchea
Cambodia Incursion
Announces US and South Vietnamese operations into Cambodia
Cambodia Incursion
Announces that US and South Vietnamese forces are entering Cambodia
Cambodia Incursion
Decides to expand US ground operations into Cambodia
CIA Retirement
Hunt voluntarily retired from CIA after more than twenty years of Agency service and later entered private public-relations work.
May
Fishhook Operation
US forces begin operations against North Vietnamese sanctuaries in the Fishhook area
Retirement
Retires from the CIA
National Guard at Kent State
Sends the Ohio National Guard to Kent during antiwar protests
Kent State Crisis
Kent State shootings follow nationwide protests over the Cambodia incursion
Kent State Shooting
Killed by Ohio National Guard gunfire at Kent State University
Kent State Shooting
Killed by Ohio National Guard gunfire at Kent State University
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