Ken Mattingly was an American NASA astronaut originally assigned to the Apollo 13 crew as command module pilot, but was removed just days before launch after exposure to German measles, a decision that likely saved him from the missions life-threatening in-flight oxygen tank explosion. He went on to fly as command module pilot on Apollo 16 in 1972, and later commanded two Space Shuttle missions in the early 1980s, becoming one of the relatively small group of astronauts to fly in both the Apollo and Shuttle programs.
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Ken Mattingly was a NASA astronaut who flew Apollo 16 as Command Module pilot after being grounded from Apollo 13.
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1936-03-17
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was born on March 17, 1936
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2023-10-31
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was an American aviator
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orbited the Moon on Apollo 16
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Born in Chicago, Illinois, Mattingly was replaced as Apollo 13 Command Module pilot (CMP) three days before launch, then helped NASA bring the crippled spacecraft home.
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Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II (March 17, 1936, October 31, 2023) was an American aviator, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, rear admiral in the United States Navy, and astronaut who orbited the Moon on Apollo 16 and flew on the STS-4 and STS-51-C missions.
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The mission was crewed by Commander John Young, Lunar Module Pilot Charles Duke and Command Module Pilot Ken Mattingly.
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