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.
The second of apollo s j missions it was crewed by commander john young lunar module pilot charles duke and command module pilot ken mattingly.
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 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.
Despite the ship s tight confines and the crew s best efforts they could not locate the ring.
But this wasn t supposed to be his first apollo mission.
Radm thomas kenneth mattingly ii usn ret.
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.
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.
Posted on april 13 2014 by r j.
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.
He is perhaps best remembered however as the astronaut who stayed home from the ill fated.
Ken mattingly apollo 16 astronaut.
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 is a nasa astronaut who flew on the apollo 16 mission and twice on the space shuttle.
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.
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.