Thomas K Mattingly Ii Astronaut

Nasa astronaut thomas kenneth mattingly ii was born in illinois on march 17 1936 and raised in florida.
Thomas k mattingly ii astronaut. Mattingly ii rear admiral usn ret nasa astronaut former personal data. Duke jr lunar module pilot. Mattingly joined the united states navy in 1958 and earned his aviator wings flying from aircraft carriers until 1963. 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.
Rear admiral thomas k. 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. 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.
After earning a degree in aeronautical engineering from auburn university in 1958 mattingly joined the u s. Mattingly is assisted by astronaut charles m. Attended florida elementary and secondary schools and is a graduate of miami edison high school miami florida. Radm thomas kenneth mattingly ii usn ret.
He earned a bachelor s degree in aeronautical engineering at auburn university in 1958 then entered the navy. After his family moved to florida he attended elementary and secondary schools there graduating from miami s edison high school. Mattingly inspected the sim bay or service module sm and retrieved film from the mapping and panoramic cameras. 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 launched from the kennedy space center in florida at 12 54 pm est on.
Born in chicago illinois march 17 1936. Received a bachelor of science degree in. Mattingly was born march 17 1936 in chicago. Mattingly ii orbited the moon as command module pilot on apollo 16 in 1972 and commanded two space shuttle missions.
Thomas ken mattingly was born in chicago illinois on march 17 1936. He attended auburn university where he earned a degree in aeronautical engineering. S69 62237 1969 astronaut thomas k. Mattingly ii visited the moon once and made great contributions to nasa throughout his career as an astronaut.
Mattingly attended the air force aerospace research. He received a bachelor of science degree in aeronautical engineering from auburn university in 1958.