Thomas Mattingly Astronaut

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.
Thomas mattingly astronaut. Radm thomas kenneth mattingly ii usn ret. Mattingly ii rear admiral usn ret nasa astronaut former personal data. Rear admiral thomas k. Hartsfield became part of nasa astronaut group 7 in september 1969.
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. After earning a degree in aeronautical engineering from auburn university in 1958 mattingly joined the u s. 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 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 chicago illinois 1936.
He attended auburn university where he earned a degree in aeronautical engineering. Hartsfield retired in august 1977 from the united states air force with more than 22 years of active service but continued his assignment as a nasa. Received a bachelor of science degree in. Nasa astronaut thomas kenneth mattingly ii was born in illinois on march 17 1936 and raised in florida.
He was a member of the astronaut support crew for apollo 16 and served as a member of the astronaut support crew for the skylab 2 3 and 4 missions. He also was a capcom on sts 1. Mattingly ii visited the moon once and made great contributions to nasa throughout his career as an astronaut. United states astronaut hall of fame.
Attended florida elementary and secondary schools and is a graduate of miami edison high school miami florida. Amerikai űrhajós az amerikai haditengerészet ellentengernagya életpálya. A wikimédia commons tartalmaz thomas mattingly témájú médiaállományokat. 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.
He was one of the apollo program astronauts acting as support crew for apollo 8 and apollo 11 he also was the astronaut who helped with the development of the apollo spacesuit and backpack. Mattingly joined the united states navy in 1958 and earned his aviator wings flying from aircraft carriers until 1963. He had been scheduled to fly on apollo 13 but was held back due to concerns about a. He is perhaps best remembered however as the astronaut who stayed home from the ill fated.
Thomas kenneth ken mattingly ii born march 17 1936 is a former nasa astronaut and a rear admiral in the united states navy.