Mattingly command module pilot of apollo 16 and two time shuttle astronaut has come to pontefract to.
Ken mattingly apollo 13 role.
I would encourage you to understand that the people that made apollo happen are not here says ken mattingly self effacingly.
John leonard swigert jr.
I want to power up guidance e c s communications warm up the pyros for the parachutes and the command module thrusters.
One of the real life heroes of apollo 13 veteran apollo and space shuttle astronaut ken mattingly shares the true story behind the most inspiring example of crisis management in recent memory portrayed in the hit film by academy award nominee gary sinise mattingly is the command module pilot who was pulled from the flight at the last minute for medical reasons only to spearhead the ground.
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.
But i had no particular role in the space of a few days the apollo 13 astronauts moved into the undamaged lunar.
They later became the prime crew for apollo 13 though mattingly was removed from the apollo 13 crew.
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.
After oxygen tanks exploded on the outbound trip to the moon on the evening of april 13 1970 the measles free mattingly spent hours in an apollo command module simulator painstaking throwing switches to determine the proper sequence for restarting the dead ship.
The backup crew for apollo 11 was james lovell cdr fred haise lmp and ken mattingly cmp.
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.
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Mattingly had no assigned role in the rescue as he was a backup crew member.
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Continue reading ken mattingly explains how the apollo 13 movie differed from real life.
Mattingly usually downplays his role in the rescue.
Apollo 13 1995 gary sinise as ken mattingly.
There wasn t an airplane big enough he adds with a wry smile.