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Ken Mattingly
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American astronaut
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Ken Mattingly was an American military officer, astronaut, and aircraft pilot who served as a rear admiral in the United States Navy. Born Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II in Chicago in 1936, he was educated at Auburn University and the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School. He was a member of NASA Astronaut Group 5 and worked for NASA, where he spent 30514 units of time in space.
Mattingly was a crew member of Apollo 16, STS-4, and STS-51-C. He received the NASA Distinguished Service Medal and was inducted into the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame. He is recognized in the Astronauts collection. Mattingly, who spoke English, had one child. He died in Arlington County on October 31, 2023.
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Key facts
- Born
- Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II , ( 1936-03-17 ) March 17, 1936, Chicago , Illinois, U.S.
- Died
- October 31, 2023 (2023-10-31) (aged 87), Arlington, Virginia , U.S.
- Education
- Auburn University ( BS )
- Spouse
- Elizabeth Dailey ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1970 )
- Awards
- NASA Distinguished Service Medal
- Rank
- Rear Admiral , USN
- Time in space
- 21d 4h 34m
- Selection
- NASA Group 5 (1966)
- Total eva time
- 1h 23m
- Missions
- Apollo 16 STS-4 STS-51-C
- Retirement
- June 1985
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- NASA Astronaut Group 5
- Given name
- Thomas
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Place of death
- Arlington County
- Employer
- NASA
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Military branch
- United States Navy
- Military rank
- rear admiral
- Image
- Mattingly Ken.jpg
- Number of children
- 1
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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. Mattingly flew as CMP for Apollo 16 and made 64 lunar orbits, becoming one of the 24 Apollo astronauts to reach the Moon. During Apollo 16's return to Earth, Mattingly performed an extravehicular activity to retrieve film cassettes from the command and service module. It was the second "deep space" EVA in history, at great distance from any planetary body.
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