The second of apollo s j missions it was crewed by commander john young lunar module pilot charles duke and command module pilot ken mattingly.
Apollo 16 ken mattingly.
Radm thomas kenneth mattingly ii usn ret.
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.
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.
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.
Southworth had a great opportunity yesterday as my dad and i headed down to pontefract to hear a lecture by a very special man thomas kenneth ken mattingly one of only 24 men ever to go to the moon.
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.
On april 25 1972 astronaut thomas mattingly command module pilot performs an extravehicular activity during the apollo 16 trans earth coast.
Ken mattingly is a nasa astronaut who flew on the apollo 16 mission and twice on the space shuttle.
Mattingly is assisted by astronaut charles m.
Despite the ship s tight confines and the crew s best efforts they could not locate the ring.
But this wasn t supposed to be his first apollo mission.
He is perhaps best remembered however as the astronaut who stayed home from the ill fated.
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.
Ken mattingly apollo 16 astronaut.
According to duke on the second day of the 11 day apollo 16 mission to the moon and back mattingly the command module pilot reported his wedding ring missing.
Thomas kenneth ken mattingly ii born march 17 1936 is a retired american astronaut naval aviator and rear admiral in the united states navy who flew on the apollo 16 sts 4 and sts 51 c missions.
The second of apollo s j missions it was crewed by commander john young lunar module pilot charles duke and command module pilot ken mattingly.