Nasa Astronaut Ken Mattingly

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.
Nasa astronaut ken mattingly. He had been scheduled to fly on apollo 13 but was held back due to concerns about a potential illness. Radm thomas kenneth mattingly ii usn ret. During a ceremony on thursday march 26 mattingly will accept the award at the samuel ginn college of engineering at auburn university in alabama and present it for. Commander ken mattingly had previously flown as command module pilot on apollo 16 and was also the original command module pilot for apollo 13 before being famously replaced by his backup jack swigert hartsfield was a rookie who had transferred to nasa in 1969 after the cancellation.
He attended auburn university where he earned a degree in aeronautical engineering. He had been scheduled to fly on apollo 13 but was held back due to concerns about a. Although ironically mattingly and duke flew together later on the apollo 16 mission were it not for charlie duke s measles woodfill said that swigert s. Ken mattingly ii with the presentation of an ambassador of exploration award for his contributions to the u s.
Sts 4 being the last test flight of the space shuttle was also the last to carry a crew of two astronauts. Nasa astronaut thomas kenneth mattingly ii was born in illinois on march 17 1936 and raised in florida. 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. Thomas kenneth mattingly ii born march 17 1936 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.
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. 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. Nasa ken mattingly is a nasa astronaut who flew on the apollo 16 mission and twice on the space shuttle. Mattingly joined the united states navy in 1958 and earned his aviator wings flying from aircraft carriers until 1963.
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.