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 ken mattingly.
He is perhaps best remembered however as the astronaut who stayed home from the ill fated.
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.
Despite the ship s tight confines and the crew s best efforts they could not locate the ring.
Mattingly is assisted by astronaut charles m.
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.
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.
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.
Mattingly was originally been scheduled to fly aboard the ill fated apollo 13but was swapped out at the last minute with jack swigert after being exposed to measles.
Posted on april 13 2014 by r j.
Mattingly s first flight to space was aboard the apollo 16 mission on april 16 1972 of which he served as commander.
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.
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.
Ken mattingly apollo 16 astronaut.
Radm thomas kenneth mattingly ii usn ret.
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.