Duke the backup lunar module pilot for the flight came down with the german measles.
Thomas k mattingly astronaut.
He was deployed with the u s s.
Nasa replaced him however one week before the scheduled launch.
Radm thomas kenneth mattingly ii usn ret.
Nasa astronaut thomas kenneth mattingly ii was born in illinois on march 17 1936 and raised in florida.
Mattingly a naval astronaut was an experienced hand in carrier landings.
Mattingly joined the united states navy in 1958 and earned his aviator wings flying from aircraft carriers until 1963.
Mattingly was born march 17 1936 in chicago.
After his family moved to florida he attended elementary and secondary schools there graduating from miami s edison high school.
Thomas mattingly thomas k.
He received a bachelor of science degree in aeronautical engineering from auburn university in 1958.
In aeronautical engineering from auburn university in 1958 and subsequently flew carrier based aircraft.
Mattingly ii orbited the moon as command module pilot on apollo 16 in 1972 and commanded two space shuttle missions.
He served as a member of the astronaut support crews for the apollo 8 and 11 missions and was the astronaut representative in development and testing of the apollo spacesuit and backpack emu.
Another astronaut charles m.
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.
Mattingly received a b s.
Thomas kenneth mattingly was to have been the command module pilot for the flight of apollo 13 scheduled for april of 1970.
Roosevelt prior to his selection as an astronaut in 1966.
Nasa experience mattingly is one of the 19 astronauts selected by nasa in april 1966.
He attended auburn university where he earned a degree in aeronautical engineering.
Thomas ken mattingly was born in chicago illinois on march 17 1936.
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.