Jack Swigert realized he forgot to file his taxes during Apollo 13
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Historical records and mission transcripts confirm that astronaut Jack Swigert realized during the Apollo 13 flight that he had forgotten to file his tax return.
# When did Jack Swigert realize that he forgot to file his taxes?
Tags: astronauts, apollo-13, space-taxes
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- Asked by: DrSheldon (49636 rep)
- Asked: 2020-04-12
- Edited: 2020-04-12
- Site: space
## Question
As portrayed in the film Apollo 13, astronaut Jack Swigert forgot to file his taxes:
JACK SWIGERT: Well uh, if anyone from the IRS is watching, I forgot to
file my 1040 return and I meant to do it today but...
SY LIEBERGOT (EECOM - WHITE): That's no joke! They'll jump on him!
In real life, when did Jack Swigert realize that he forgot to file his taxes? A complete answer will include the calendar date, mission time, and the relevant dialogue (especially the funny parts).
It's worth noting that in 1970, the deadline to file taxes was April 15.
This question is part of a series honoring the 50th anniversary of Apollo 13, "NASA's finest hour".
## Answers
### Answer by Star Man (score: 60 [ACCEPTED])
Jack Swigert realized that he forgot to pay his taxes around the first hour of the second day. Here's the dialogue from the Apollo 13 transcript: Note, Jack Swigert is the CMP (Command Module Pilot), Jim Lovell is th
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"Dear Mr. Taxman: I'm sorry I missed the deadline. I was, uh, hmm, in a spaceship flying to the moon?"On the evening of April 15, 2010, the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's John H. Glenn lecture series honored four legendary men of Apollo 13 on the 40th anniversary of their hair-raising flight: commander Jim Lovell, lunar module pilot Fred Haise, originally-assigned command module pilot Tom Mattingly, and flight director Gene Kranz. Kranz and his Mission Control team brought the crew safely home against tall odds after an oxygen tank on the outside of the spacecraft exploded and turned the mission into the worst inflight crisis of the lunar program. Despite the aborted moon landing, Apollo 13 ranks with Apollo 11 and Apollo 8 as one of NASA's finest hours, often called "The Successful Failure."The mission seemed hexed from the start. Just days before launch, the crew was exposed to the German measles. Mattingly, who carried no antibodies against the infection, was bumped on the possibility that he might develop measles during the flight. He was replaced by backup command module pilot Jack Swigert. Mattingly would fly to
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