Ken Mattingly Astronauta

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Ken mattingly astronauta.

Thomas ken mattingly was supposed to be on that crew but was yanked at the last minute because he was exposed to the german measles. Thomas kenneth ken mattingly ii born march 17 1936 is a former nasa astronaut and a rear admiral in the united states navy. The sts 4 voyage of the space shuttle columbia. 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.

He had been scheduled to fly on apollo 13 but was held back due to concerns about a. Ken mattingly is a nasa astronaut who flew on the apollo 16 mission and twice on the space shuttle. Thomas kenneth mattingly ii born march 17 1936 radm usn ret better known as ken mattingly is a former american naval officer and aviator flag officer 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. He is perhaps best remembered however as the astronaut who stayed home from the ill fated.

Kenneth mattingly radm usn ret better known as ken mattingly is a former american naval officer and 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. Radm thomas kenneth mattingly ii usn ret. Mattingly joined the united states navy in 1958 and earned his aviator wings flying from aircraft carriers until 1963. 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.

Pisces named ken 3 about notable for his participation in the apollo 16 lunar mission. He was one of the apollo program astronauts acting as support crew for apollo 8 and apollo 11 he also was the astronaut who helped with the development of the apollo spacesuit and backpack. And the sts 51 c flight of the space shuttle discovery this nasa astronaut was also originally on the apollo 13 crew roster but did not participate in this mission because of concerns that he had contracted. He attended auburn university where he earned a degree in aeronautical engineering.

On the second day of the 1972 11 day trip to the moon and back command module pilot ken mattingly lost his wedding ring. With astronaut terry virts.