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Ken mattingly space photo.
Astronaut thomas kenneth ken mattingly ii celebrates the successful rescue of the apollo 13 spacecraft and crew with a box of cigars at the mission control of the manned spacecraft center in houston texas following the aborted lunar landing mission 17th april 1970.
Perform continued studies of the effects of long term thermal extremes on the orbiter.
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.
Radm thomas kenneth mattingly ii usn ret.
He began working at grumman on the company s space station support programs before becoming chairman of universal space network.
Apollo 16 was the tenth manned mission in the united states apollo space program and the first to land in the lunar highlands.
He is perhaps best remembered however as the astronaut who stayed home from the ill fated.
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.
The moon from 1000 miles away showing the farside highlands and photographed by ken mattingly of the apollo 16 mission in 1972.
Hartsfield jr as the pilot this 7 day mission was designed to further verify ascent and entry phases of shuttle missions.
He had been scheduled to fly on apollo 13 but was held back due to concerns about a.
Biography march 17 1936 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.
He had been scheduled to fly on apollo 13 but was held back.
Posted 04 04 2012 05 16 pm.
Looking to purchase a ken mattingly signed 8x10 photo.
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.
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.
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.
I am not looking for a wss or business suit photo.
He next took a job with general dynamics working on atlas rockets.