National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Ken Mattingly

United States of America

Ken Mattingly
Deceased

Biography

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Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II 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. He had been scheduled to fly on Apollo 13, but was held back due to concerns about a potential illness (which he did not contract). He later flew as Command Module Pilot for Apollo 16, making him one of only 24 people to have flown to the Moon.

Type

Government

Age

87

Date of Birth

March 17, 1936

First Flight

April 16, 1972

Last Flight

January 24, 1985

Career Stats

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3

Flights

3

Landings

1

Spacewalks

P21DT2H42M

Time in Space

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