Ken mattingly is a nasa astronaut who flew on the apollo 16 mission and twice on the space shuttle.
Ken mattingly space photo.
He next took a job with general dynamics working on atlas rockets.
I am not looking for a wss or business suit photo.
Hartsfield jr as the pilot this 7 day mission was designed to further verify ascent and entry phases of shuttle missions.
Perform continued studies of the effects of long term thermal extremes on the orbiter.
He is perhaps best remembered however as the astronaut who stayed home from the ill fated.
The moon from 1000 miles away showing the farside highlands and photographed by ken mattingly of the apollo 16 mission in 1972.
Rick mulheirn member.
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.
Radm thomas kenneth mattingly ii usn ret.
Ken mattingly retired from the agency in 1985 and from the navy the following year with the rank of rear admiral.
He began working at grumman on the company s space station support programs before becoming chairman of universal space network.
He had been scheduled to fly on apollo 13 but was held back.
If anybody has one to spare please contact me via e mail.
I wish to purchase a un personalised 8x10 of space moon eva photo etc.
Looking to purchase a ken mattingly signed 8x10 photo.
Mattingly was named to command sts 4 the fourth and final orbital test flight of the space shuttle columbia launched from kennedy space center florida on june 27 1982 with henry w.
Official nasa portrait of the apollo 16 lunar landing mission prime crew l r american astronauts ken mattingly john young and charlie duke in spacesuits january 12 1972.
Apollo 16 was the tenth manned mission in the united states apollo space program and the first to land in the lunar highlands.
Mattingly had been scheduled to fly on apollo 13 but three days prior to launch he was held back and removed from the mission due to exposure to german.
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.
Posted 04 04 2012 05 16 pm.