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Swigert

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

Jack Swigert was one of the astronauts on Apollo 13. He served as the command module pilot.

Detailed Definition
Jack Swigert was the command module pilot on Apollo 13, the mission dramatized in the poem. His name appears alongside the other crew members, marking the real historical people involved in the flight and the emergency that followed.
Example
Example in poetry:
“Lovell, Swigert, Haise in flight” names Apollo 13’s astronaut crew, with Jack Swigert replacing Ken Mattingly; In documentary verse, “Swigert counted switches while Earth dwindled” can evoke the mission’s crisis; “Lovell, Swigert, Haise: three names against the moon” uses a triadic catalogue; A contemporary space poem might remember “Swigert’s calm voice crossing the dark.”
Additional Notes
The name in "Lovell, Swigert, Haise in flight," refers to a specific Apollo 13 astronaut and may need identification.; Found in the poem, Houston, we've had a problem by Richard
Also Known As
Swig Sip Gulp Draught
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