Mattingly was born march 17 1936 in chicago.
Thomas k mattingly astronaut.
He earned a bachelor s degree in aeronautical engineering at auburn university in 1958 then entered the navy.
Mattingly joined the united states navy in 1958 and earned his aviator wings flying from aircraft carriers until 1963.
He was deployed with the u s s.
He received a bachelor of science degree in aeronautical engineering from auburn university in 1958.
Duke the backup lunar module pilot for the flight came down with the german measles.
After his family moved to florida he attended elementary and secondary schools there graduating from miami s edison high school.
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 ii visited the moon once and made great contributions to nasa throughout his career as an astronaut.
Nasa experience mattingly is one of the 19 astronauts selected by nasa in april 1966.
Thomas ken mattingly was born in chicago illinois on march 17 1936.
Radm thomas kenneth mattingly ii usn ret.
Mattingly attended the air force aerospace research.
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 received a b s.
Mattingly a naval astronaut was an experienced hand in carrier landings.
Thomas mattingly thomas k.
Another astronaut charles m.
He attended auburn university where he earned a degree in aeronautical engineering.
Thomas kenneth mattingly was to have been the command module pilot for the flight of apollo 13 scheduled for april of 1970.
Ii 1936 thomas mattingly is a veteran american astronaut involved in both the apollo and space shuttle programs.
In aeronautical engineering from auburn university in 1958 and subsequently flew carrier based aircraft.
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.
Thomas kenneth mattingly ii 17 march 1936 rear admiral thomas k.
Nasa astronaut thomas kenneth mattingly ii was born in illinois on march 17 1936 and raised in florida.