Mattingly joined the united states navy in 1958 and earned his aviator wings flying from aircraft carriers until 1963.
Thomas k mattingly ii astronaut.
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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 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.
Mattingly attended the air force aerospace research.
Mattingly ii visited the moon once and made great contributions to nasa throughout his career as an astronaut.
He earned a bachelor s degree in aeronautical engineering at auburn university in 1958 then entered the navy.
After earning a degree in aeronautical engineering from auburn university in 1958 mattingly joined the u s.
After his family moved to florida he attended elementary and secondary schools there graduating from miami s edison high school.
Nasa astronaut thomas kenneth mattingly ii was born in illinois on march 17 1936 and raised in florida.
Mattingly is assisted by astronaut charles m.
Mattingly ii orbited the moon as command module pilot on apollo 16 in 1972 and commanded two space shuttle missions.
Mattingly ii rear admiral usn ret nasa astronaut former personal data.
He received his wings in 1960 and served with attack squadron 35 aboard uss saratoga cva 60 and heavy attack squadron 11 aboard uss franklin d.
Mattingly was born march 17 1936 in chicago.
Radm thomas kenneth mattingly ii usn ret.
Apollo 16 was the tenth crewed mission in the united states apollo space program the fifth and penultimate to land on the moon and the second to land in the lunar highlands.
Born in chicago illinois march 17 1936.
Thomas ken mattingly was born in chicago illinois on march 17 1936.
Attended florida elementary and secondary schools and is a graduate of miami edison high school miami florida.
Rear admiral thomas k.
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.
He had been scheduled to fly on apollo 13 but was held back due to concerns about a.
Mattingly inspected the sim bay or service module sm and retrieved film from the mapping and panoramic cameras.
He received a bachelor of science degree in aeronautical engineering from auburn university in 1958.
Mattingly ii command module pilot performs an extravehicular activity eva during the apollo 16 trans earth coast.
