Ken Mattingly

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NASA astronaut United States Navy officer aerospace engineer human naval officer rear admiral test pilot

Ken Mattingly was a NASA astronaut and U.S. Navy rear admiral best known for his roles in the Apollo and Space Shuttle programs, including serving as command module pilot on Apollo 16.

Aliases (2)

Thomas K. Mattingly II ×2
Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NASA astronaut → United States Navy officer → aerospace engineer → human → naval officer → rear admiral → test pilot →
academicDegree	Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering →
awardReceived	Legion of Merit → NASA Distinguished Service Medal → NASA Exceptional Service Medal → Navy Distinguished Flying Cross → Navy Distinguished Service Medal →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1936-03-17 →
educatedAt	Auburn University →
employer	NASA → United States Navy →
familyName	Mattingly →
fieldOfWork	aeronautics → space exploration →
fullName	Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II →
givenName	Thomas →
militaryBranch	United States Navy →
militaryRank	rear admiral →
nickname	Ken Mattingly →
notableFor	being removed from the Apollo 13 prime crew due to exposure to rubella → flying on early Space Shuttle missions → serving as command module pilot on Apollo 16 →
occupation	astronaut → naval officer →
participatedIn	Apollo program → Space Shuttle program →
placeOfBirth	Chicago, Illinois, United States →
positionHeld	command module pilot of Apollo 16 → spacecraft commander of STS-4 → spacecraft commander of STS-51-C →
residence	Texas, United States →
selectedAsAstronautBy	NASA Astronaut Group 5 →
servedOn	USS Franklin D. Roosevelt → USS Saratoga →
sexOrGender	male →
spaceMission	Apollo 13 (support crew / backup crew role) → Apollo 16 → STS-4 → STS-51-C →
spacewalks	1 →
spouse	Elizabeth Mattingly →
totalEVA_Time	1 hour 23 minutes (approximate) →
totalTimeInSpace	21 days 04 hours 34 minutes (approximate) →
yearOfAstronautSelection	1966 →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Apollo 16 ("Thomas K. Mattingly II") →	commandModulePilot
Apollo 16 ("Thomas K. Mattingly II") →	crewMember
Ken Mattingly ("Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II") →	fullName
Ken Mattingly →	nickname
Apollo 13 →	portraysCharacter