John L. Swigert, Jr., right, the Apollo 13 backup crewman being considered as command module pilot in place of Thomas K. Mattingly II because of the latter's exposure to measles, reviews mission flight plans with, left to right, Donald K. Slayton, Director, Flight Crew operations at the Manned Spacecraft Center; James A. Lovell, Jr., Apollo 13 commander; and Thomas K. Mattingly II, command module pilot.
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John L. Swigert, Jr., right, the Apollo 13 backup crewman being considered as command module pilot in place of Thomas K. Mattingly II because of the latter's exposure to measles, reviews mission flight plans with, left to right, Donald K. Slayton, Director, Flight Crew operations at the Manned Spacecraft Center; James A. Lovell, Jr., Apollo 13 commander; and Thomas K. Mattingly II, command module pilot.