{"id":45371,"date":"2021-03-04T14:51:29","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T20:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/?page_id=45371"},"modified":"2025-09-17T13:22:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T18:22:08","slug":"apollo-13-bronze-statue","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/exhibits-and-experiences\/nasa-tram-tour\/apollo-13-bronze-statue\/","title":{"rendered":"Apollo 13 bronze statue"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-45371\" class=\"panel-layout\">\n<div id=\"pg-45371-0\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\" data-ratio=\"1\" data-ratio-direction=\"right\">\n<div id=\"pgc-45371-0-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-45371-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child widgetopts-SO\" data-index=\"0\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"textwidget\">\n<h1><strong>New Apollo 13 bronze statue now on display<\/strong><\/h1>\n<div class=\"intrinsic-container intrinsic-container-16x9\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j_rokT2W7z8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-45371-1\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-45371-1-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"0.5\">\n<div id=\"panel-45371-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child widgetopts-SO\" data-index=\"1\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"textwidget\">\n<p class=\"lead\">See the newly installed one-of-a-kind, seven-foot bronze statue depicting the Apollo 13 astronauts, Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert and Fred Haise.<\/p>\n<p>The new Apollo 13 bronze statue, by George and Mark Lundeen and Joey Bainer, depicts the safe return of Apollo 13 astronauts, Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert and Fred Haise the moment they stepped down from the recovery helicopter onto the USS Iwo Jima, a United States Navy assault ship.<\/p>\n<p>The sculpture\u2019s placement at Space Center Houston serves to honor both the Apollo 13 astronauts and the flight controllers in Mission Control at NASA Johnson Space Center who worked around the clock for\u00a0more than\u00a0five days to ensure the crew\u2019s survival and safe return.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThrough our new Apollo 13 sculpture, we are educating the public how innovation, perseverance and true teamwork can achieve incredible success,\u201d said William T. Harris, president and CEO, Space Center Houston. \u201cWe thank The Grainger Foundation of Lake Forest, Illinois for their generous contribution allowing this historic moment in space exploration to be shared with the world and inspire the next generation of explorers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>See the new sculpture along with\u00a0the\u00a0\u201cApollo 13: Failure is not an option\u201d exhibit, presented by JSC Federal Credit Union,\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/exhibits-and-experiences\/nasa-tram-tour\/saturn-v-at-rocket-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apollo-era Saturn V rocket<\/a>, one of only three Saturn V rockets assembled with flight-ready parts on display in the world.<\/p>\n<p>The Apollo 13 sculpture is the center\u2019s newest addition to Rocket Park as part of its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/exhibits-and-experiences\/nasa-tram-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NASA Tram Tour experience<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cApollo 13: Failure is not an option\u201d exhibit is included in general admission.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Apollo 13 bronze statue now on display See the newly installed one-of-a-kind, seven-foot bronze statue depicting the Apollo 13 astronauts, Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert and Fred Haise. 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