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Haise

Historical Figure
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Fred Haise was one of the astronauts on Apollo 13. He was the lunar module pilot.

Detailed Definition
Fred Haise was the lunar module pilot on Apollo 13, and one of the three crew members named in the poem. The poem uses his surname as a historical reference to the real mission crew.
Example
Example in poetry:
“Lovell, Swigert, Haise in flight” names the Apollo 13 astronauts, Fred Haise among them; a poem may use Haise’s name to condense space-age history and peril; “Haise watched the crippled craft drift past the moon” evokes the mission’s crisis; “Lovell, Swigert, Haise: three names held in the radio’s breath” uses cataloguing for tension
Additional Notes
The surname in "Lovell, Swigert, Haise in flight," points to a specific Apollo 13 astronaut rather than a common word.; Found in the poem, Houston, we've had a problem by Richard
Also Known As
Haze Mist Veil Shroud
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