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June 1985. Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II (March 17, 1936 – October 31, 2023) was an American aviator, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, rear admiral in the United States Navy, and astronaut who flew on Apollo 16 and Space Shuttle STS-4 and STS-51-C missions. Mattingly was scheduled to fly on the Apollo 13 mission, but three days before launch ...
Nov 2, 2023 · Astronaut Ken "T.K." Mattingly has died. He circled the moon as command module pilot on Apollo 16 and later flew the space shuttle. But he's probably best known for the mission he didn't get to ...
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Apollo astronaut Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II, known for helping the crew of Apollo 13 safely return to Earth after an explosion doomed their lunar mission, has died at the age of 87, NASA announced.
Nov 4, 2023 · LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ken Mattingly, an astronaut who is best remembered for his efforts on the ground that helped bring the damaged Apollo 13 spacecraft safely back to Earth, has died, NASA announced. He was 87. “We lost one of our country’s heroes on Oct. 31,” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said in a Thursday statement.
Nov 3, 2023 · Mattingly was the command module pilot for the Apollo 16 mission that orbited the moon in 1972, and also helped bring back the Apollo 13 crew after a malfunction. He had a long career with NASA and the U.S. Navy, and flew on two space shuttle missions.
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Nov 2, 2023 · Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II, known to his colleagues as Ken, was born in Chicago on March 17, 1936, and grew up in the Miami area, where his father worked for Eastern Airlines.
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Nov 2, 2023 · Mattingly flew to the moon on Apollo 16 and commanded two space shuttle missions. He was replaced on Apollo 13 due to exposure to German measles and witnessed the explosion that crippled the mission.
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