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Ken Mattingly
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Thomas Ken Mattingly |
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Born on: |
17 Mar 1936 |
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Join NASA in: |
4 Apr 1966 |
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Current status: |
Retired 1 Jun 1985 |
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Spaceflight |
Position |
Date |
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Apollo 16 |
CMP |
16.04. - 27.04.1972 |
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STS 4 |
Cmdr |
27.06. - 04.07.1982 |
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STS 51-C |
Cmdr |
24.01. - 27.01.1985 |
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Spaceflight experience: |
Thomas Ken Mattingly is one
of the 19 astronauts selected by NASA in April 1966.
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).
He was designated command module pilot for the Apollo 13
flight but was removed from flight status 72 hours prior
to the scheduled launch due to exposure to the German
measles.
He has logged 7,200 hours of flight time -- 5,000 hours in
jet aircraft.
From January 1973 to March 1978, Mattingly worked as head
of astronaut office support to the STS (Shuttle
Transportation System) program. He was next assigned as
technical assistant for flight test to the Manager of the
Orbital Flight Test Program. From December 1979 to April
1981, he headed the astronaut office ascent/entry group.
He subsequently served as backup commander for STS-2 and
STS-3, Columbia's second and third orbital test
flights. From June 1983 through May 1984, Mattingly served
as Head of the Astronaut Office DOD Support Group.
A veteran of three space flights, Mattingly has logged 504
hours in space, including 1 hour and 13 minutes of EVA (extravehicular
activity) during his Apollo 16 flight. He was the command
module pilot on Apollo 16 (April 16-27, 1972), was the
spacecraft commander on STS-4 (June 26 to July 4, 1982)
and STS 51-C (January 24-27, 1985).
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