Birthdate: March 17, 1936
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II, a highly accomplished American aviator, aeronautical engineer, and test pilot, served as a rear admiral in the U.S. Navy. He was an astronaut who flew on the Apollo 16 mission and Space Shuttle missions STS-4 and STS-51-C. Mattingly was initially assigned to Apollo 13 but was replaced due to exposure to measles. During Apollo 16’s return flight, he conducted a significant extravehicular activity by retrieving film cassettes from the spacecraft, contributing to historic achievements in space exploration.
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