1970 Recording between Gene Cernan (Purdue University 1956) and Bill Zerman (University of Michigan 1949) - Apollo 13 Mission

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Abstract/Description:	A digital version of a phone conversation between astronaut Gene Cernan (Purdue University 1956) and Phi Gamma Delta Executive Director Bill Zerman (University of Michigan 1949) at the time of the Apollo 13 Mission to the moon. This conversation discusses the damage to the Service Module which prevented the moon landing and endangered the crew's lives. One of the three crew members was Jack Swigert (University of Colorado 1953) who served as the Command Module pilot. The recording is 2 minutes 53 seconds in length and was digitized from a Dictabelt recording.
Subject(s):	Famous Fiji Lambda Iota Greater Phi Gamma Delta Staff Beta Kappa Lambda Iota; Purdue University Beta Kappa; University of Colorado

Abstract/Description:

A digital version of a phone conversation between astronaut Gene Cernan (Purdue University 1956) and Phi Gamma Delta Executive Director Bill Zerman (University of Michigan 1949) at the time of the Apollo 13 Mission to the moon. This conversation discusses the damage to the Service Module which prevented the moon landing and endangered the crew's lives.

One of the three crew members was Jack Swigert (University of Colorado 1953) who served as the Command Module pilot.

The recording is 2 minutes 53 seconds in length and was digitized from a Dictabelt recording.

Subject(s):

Famous Fiji
Lambda Iota
Greater Phi Gamma Delta
Staff
Beta Kappa
Lambda Iota; Purdue University
Beta Kappa; University of Colorado

Title:	1970 Recording between Gene Cernan (Purdue University 1956) and Bill Zerman (University of Michigan 1949) - Apollo 13 Mission.
Name(s):	International Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta
Other Date:	April 15, 1970
Abstract/Description:	A digital version of a phone conversation between astronaut Gene Cernan (Purdue University 1956) and Phi Gamma Delta Executive Director Bill Zerman (University of Michigan 1949) at the time of the Apollo 13 Mission to the moon. This conversation discusses the damage to the Service Module which prevented the moon landing and endangered the crew's lives. One of the three crew members was Jack Swigert (University of Colorado 1953) who served as the Command Module pilot. The recording is 2 minutes 53 seconds in length and was digitized from a Dictabelt recording.
Subject(s):	Famous Fiji Lambda Iota Greater Phi Gamma Delta Staff Beta Kappa Lambda Iota; Purdue University Beta Kappa; University of Colorado
Held by:	Phi Gamma Delta Digital Repository
In Collections:	Audio Files Purdue University (Lambda Iota) - Chapter Collection University of Colorado (Beta Kappa) - Chapter Collection

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