Thomas K. Mattingly II
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. 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.
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Mattingly is one of the 19 astronauts selected by NASA in April 1966.
Originally scheduled for the Apollo 13 flight, Mattingly was removed from flight status 72 hours prior to launch due to exposure to German measles. He later flew on Apollo 16.
Mattingly was the commander for STS-4 and STS-51C space shuttle missions.
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Thomas K. Mattingly
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. 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. Mattingly resigned from NASA in 1985.
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Apollo 16
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STS-4
The final test flight of the Space Transportation System
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STS-51C
This was the first mission dedicated to the Department of Defense. The U.S. Air Force Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) booster was deployed and met the mission objectives. STS-51C was originally…
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Thomas K. Mattingly II Oral History
Interviewed by Rebecca Wright in Costa Mesa, California on Nov. 6, 2001.
