Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II (born March 17, 1936) is an American former aviator,

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, rear admiral in the

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and astronaut who flew on the Apollo 16,

STS-4 STS-4 was the fourth NASA Space Shuttle mission, and also the fourth for Space Shuttle ''Columbia''. Crewed by Ken Mattingly and Henry Hartsfield, the mission launched on June 27, 1982, and landed a week later on July 4, 1982. Due to parachu ...

and

STS-51-C STS-51-C (formerly STS-10) was the 15th flight of NASA's Space Shuttle program, and the third flight of Space Shuttle ''Discovery''. It launched on January 24, 1985, and made the fourth shuttle landing at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on Janu ...

missions. Mattingly had been scheduled to fly on the Apollo 13 mission, but three days prior to launch, he was held back and replaced by Jack Swigert due to exposure to

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(which Mattingly did not contract). Mattingly later flew as Command Module Pilot for Apollo 16 and made 64 lunar orbits, making him one of 24 people to have flown to the Moon. Mattingly and his commander from Apollo 16,

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, are the only people to have flown to the

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and also a

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orbital mission (

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, his former training crewmate from Apollo 13, did atmospheric flight testing of the Space Shuttle Approach and Landing Tests). During Apollo 16's return flight to

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, Mattingly performed an

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(EVA) to retrieve film cassettes from the exterior of the spacecraft, the

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. It was the second "deep space" EVA in history, at great distance from any planetary body. As of , it remains one of only three such EVAs which have taken place, all during the Apollo program's J-missions.

Early life and education

Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II was born on March 17, 1936, in

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, to Thomas Kenneth Mattingly (1903–1995) and Constance Mason () Mattingly (1905–1997). His father, who had been hired by

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soon after his son's birth, moved the family to

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. Aviation became part of Mattingly's life from a very young age; he later recalled that his "earliest memories ... all had to do with airplanes". Mattingly was active in the

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where he achieved its second highest rank,

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. He graduated from Miami Edison High School in 1954, and went on to receive a

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degree in

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from Auburn University in 1958. He was also a member of

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fraternity (Epsilon Alpha chapter).

Military career

Mattingly joined the U.S. Navy as an

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in 1958 and received his aviator wings in 1960. He was then assigned to Attack Squadron Thirty-five (VA-35) at

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, Virginia and flew Douglas A-1H Skyraider propeller aircraft aboard the aircraft carrier from 1960 to 1963. In July 1963, he was transferred to Heavy Attack Squadron Eleven ( VAH-11) at

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, Florida, where he flew Douglas A-3B Skywarrior jet aircraft for two years and deployed aboard . While based at Sanford, a fellow officer of Mattingly's was assigned to a undertake aerial photo reconnaissance of a launch from Cape Canaveral and convinced Mattingly to accompany him on this mission, where they observed the launch of

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(carrying Mattingly's future Apollo 16 Commander John W. Young) from the air. After finishing his second cruise, Mattingly was frustrated in his attempt to join the

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since his cruise ended after the start of the class. However, he managed to obtain a place in the U.S. Air Force Aerospace Research Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base in California, where future astronauts Edgar Mitchell and Karol J. Bobko were his classmates and his instructors included

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, his Apollo 16 crewmate, and

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, whom Mattingly would command on STS-4. Mattingly has logged 7,200 hours of flight time—which includes 5,000 hours in jet aircraft.

NASA career

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Selection and training

On September 10, 1965, NASA began the selection process for the fifth astronaut group. From a pool of 351 applicants, NASA selected 159 candidates that met the basic qualifications that required that applicants must be

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born on or after December 1, 1929, and no more than six feet tall. They were also required to have at least 1,000 hours of flight time in jet aircraft. Mattingly had previously shown little interest and inclination to apply for the astronaut program, however, his views changed when at the Air Force Test Pilot School and his class was offered the chance to apply for either

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or the

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(USAF)

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program. Mattingly and Mitchell chose the latter and were rejected. The deadline for applying for the NASA group had passed, however one of their instructors was able to get NASA to accept their applications. On the interview panel the astronaut office representatives were John W. Young and

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, at that time in training as prime crew for

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. Mattingly would later recollect that he was "perplexed" by Young. Collins asked Mattingly how he felt about the

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, to which Mattingly replied that he thought it was a "fun aircraft" but without worth in combat. Collins appeared to dislike the answer and Mattingly felt he had blown his chance. However, after the conclusion of the selection process, Mattingly was called by NASA’s Director of Flight Crew Operations

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with an offer to become an astronaut. At the time of his selection, Mattingly had 2,582 hours of flight experience, including 1,036 hours in jet aircraft. He also had a bachelor's degree in engineering or in the physical or biological sciences as required by the initial qualifications. From the 100 military personnel and 59 civilian candidates, NASA selected 19 to join the group for training as astronauts. Mattingly, a lieutenant in the Navy, was a student at the U.S. Air Force Aerospace Research Pilot School at Edwards AFB, California, when NASA selected him as an astronaut in April 1966.

Apollo 8 and Apollo 11

At first, Mattingly was part of the support crew for Apollo 8. Mattingly served as CAPCOM during Apollo 8's second television transmission and subsequent preparation for

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. He then trained parallel with

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for

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as backup Command Module Pilot, because Anders was going to retire from NASA in August 1969 and, in case of mission delay, would be unavailable.

Apollo 13

Mattingly's first prime assignment was to be the Command Module Pilot on the Apollo 13 mission. Three days prior to launch, he was removed from the mission due to exposure to

(which he never contracted) and was replaced by the backup CM pilot, Jack Swigert. As a result, he missed the dramatic in-flight explosion that crippled the spacecraft. However, Mattingly played a large role in helping the crew solve the problem of power conservation during re-entry.

Apollo 16

The swapout from Apollo 13 placed Mattingly on the crew that would fly Apollo 16 (April 16–27, 1972), the fifth crewed lunar landing mission. The crew included

(Commander), Mattingly (Command Module Pilot), and

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( Lunar Module Pilot). The mission assigned to Apollo 16 was to collect samples from the lunar highlands near the crater Descartes. While in lunar orbit the scientific instruments aboard the Command/Service Module ''Casper'' extended the photographic and geochemical mapping of a belt around the lunar equator. A combined total of 26 separate scientific experiments were conducted in lunar orbit and during cislunar coast. During the return leg of the mission, Mattingly carried out an

(EVA) to retrieve film and data packages from the science bay on the side of the service module. Although the mission of Apollo 16 was terminated one day early due to concern over several spacecraft malfunctions, all major objectives were accomplished.

Space Shuttle flights

Following his return to Earth, Mattingly served in astronaut managerial positions in the

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Mattingly was named to command

, the fourth and final orbital test flight of the , launched from

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, Florida, on June 27, 1982, with

, as the pilot. This seven-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 subsystems; and conduct a survey of orbiter-induced contamination on the orbiter payload bay. Additionally, the crew operated several scientific experiments located in the orbiter's cabin and in the payload bay. These experiments included the Continuous Flow Electrophoresis System experiment designed to investigate the separation of biological materials in a fluid according to their surface electrical charge. This experiment was a pathfinder for the first commercial venture to capitalize on the unique characteristics of space. The crew is also credited with effecting an in-flight repair which enabled them to activate the first operational "

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" (composed of nine experiments that ranged from

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growth in space to fruit fly and

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genetic studies). STS-4 completed 112 orbits of the Earth before landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on July 4, 1982. Mattingly and Hartsfield were greeted by President

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after the landing; Reagan recognized the pair, both graduates of Auburn University, as "you two sons of Auburn" in his welcoming speech.

, the first Space Shuttle

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mission, launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida on January 24, 1985. The crew included Mattingly (spacecraft commander),

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(pilot),

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and Ellison Onizuka ( Mission Specialists), and

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(DOD Payload Specialist). STS-51-C performed its DOD mission which included deployment of a modified Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) vehicle from the . Landing occurred on January 27, 1985.

Post-NASA career

In 1985, Mattingly retired from NASA, then retired from the Navy the following year with the two-star rank of

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, and entered the

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. He worked as a

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's Space Station Support Division. He then headed the Atlas booster program for

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. At

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he was

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in charge of the

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development program. He then worked at Systems Planning and Analysis in

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. Mattingly is a member of many organizations. He is an associate fellow,

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;

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; and member,

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, and the

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Awards and honors

Mattingly is a recipient of numerous awards. He was awarded the NASA Distinguished Service Medal (2); Johnson Space Center Certificate of Commendation (1970); JSC Group Achievement Award (1972);

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;

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;

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;

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; Navy Astronaut Wings; Society of Experimental Test Pilots Ivan C. Kincheloe Award (1972);

Achievement Award (1972); Auburn Alumni Engineers Council Outstanding Achievement Award (1972); American Astronautical Society Flight Achievement Award for 1972;

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Haley Astronautics Award for 1973;

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awarded him the V. M. Komarov Diploma in 1973; Department of Defense Distinguished Service Medal (1982). Mattingly was inducted with a group of Apollo astronauts into the

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in 1983. He was one of 24 Apollo astronauts who were inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in 1997.

Personal life

In 1970, he married Elizabeth Dailey. They have one child.

In media

Mattingly was portrayed in the 1995 movie ''

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'' by

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. Both Mattingly and Sinise share a birthday (March 17). He was portrayed in the 1998

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