Among the many unsung heroes laboring to save the crew of the ill fated apollo 13 was the aerospace engineer and rookie astronaut ken mattingly.
Ken mattingly apollo 13 actor.
The scenes in which sinise featured made the audiences root for him.
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The role of the character was pivotal to the film and thus the actor helped to carry the story of the film with ease.
In the movie apollo 13 1995 ken mattingly was played by actor gary sinise sinise was born on march 17 1955.
Apollo 13 1995 gary sinise as ken mattingly.
Ken mattingly was born march 17 1936.
I want to power up guidance e c s communications warm up the pyros for the parachutes and the command module thrusters.
Mattingly had been scheduled to fly on apollo 13 but three days prior to launch he was held back and removed from the mission due to exposure to german.
But this wasn t supposed to be his first apollo mission.
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Days before launch he had been bumped from the third lunar landing attempt after being exposed to the measles.
Charlie duke also.
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Gary sinise played ken mattingly the apollo 13 prime command module pilot.
Apollo 13 lifting off at 1300 hours and 13 minutes and entering the moon s gravity on april 13th.
Uh ken mattingly has been doing some scientific experiments regarding that very phenomenon haven t you.
Just 72 hours before the scheduled launch of apollo 13 ken mattingly was removed from the mission and replaced by jack swigert from the back up crew as command module pilot.
Gary sinise as ken mattingly.
Mattingly was originally been scheduled to fly aboard the ill fated apollo 13 but was swapped out at the last minute with jack swigert after being exposed to measles.
April 17 2013 at 5 07 pm.
So the number 13 doesn t bother you.
Mattingly s first flight to space was aboard the apollo 16 mission on april 16 1972 of which he served as commander.
Born march 17 1936 is a former american aviator aeronautical engineer test pilot rear admiral in the united states navy and astronaut who flew on the apollo 16 sts 4 and sts 51 c missions.
Mattingly usually downplays his role in the rescue.
Only if it s a friday phil.
Despite having a limited screen time in the film apollo 13 gary as ken mattingly managed to make a huge impact.