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Ken Mattingly

1936 - 2023

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Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II (March 17, 1936 – October 31, 2023) was an American aviator, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, rear admiral in the United States Navy, and astronaut who flew on Apollo 16 and Space Shuttle STS-4 and STS-51-C missions. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Mattingly was scheduled to fly on the Apollo 13 mission, but three days before launch, he was replaced by Jack Swigert because he was exposed to German measles (which Mattingly did not contract). Mattingly flew as Command Module Pilot for Apollo 16 and made 64 lunar orbits, making him one of 24 people to fly to the Moon. Mattingly and his Apollo 16 commander, John Young, are the only people to have flown to the Moon and also a Space Shuttle mission. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ken Mattingly is the 74th most popular astronaut (down from 32nd in 2019), the 3,284th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,793rd in 2019) and the 47th most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Ken Mattingly ranks 74 out of 556. Before him are Barry E. Wilmore, Georgy Beregovoy, Judith Resnik, Sally Ride, Toktar Aubakirov, and Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez. After him are Viktor Gorbatko, Frank L. Culbertson Jr., Muhammed Faris, Pavel Belyayev, Anatoly Berezovoy, and Susan Helms.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Ken Mattingly ranks 172. Before him are Adem Demaçi, Frederic Forrest, Amr Moussa, Hans van den Broek, Dacia Maraini, and Jacques Mesrine. After him are Frank Serpico, Frankétienne, Savitri, Eliahu Inbal, Juliette Mayniel, and Hermeto Pascoal. Among people deceased in 2023, Ken Mattingly ranks 144. Before him are Ruth Fuchs, Martin Amis, Lubomír Štrougal, Albert Azaryan, Adolf Scherer, and Edward L. G. Bowell. After him are Rita Lee, Henri Konan Bédié, Daisaku Ikeda, Daniel Ellsberg, Earl Boen, and Juliette Mayniel.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ken Mattingly ranks 3,284 out of 20,380. Before him are Mos Def (1973), Dee Dee Ramone (1951), Kevin Peter Hall (1955), Scott Bradley (1891), Bob Dole (1923), and Gunning Bedford Jr. (1747). After him are Frank Serpico (1936), Alan Guth (1947), Frank Zane (1942), David Packard (1912), James S. Sherman (1855), and Dick Sargent (1930).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Ken Mattingly ranks 47. Before him are Christa McAuliffe (1948), Sunita Williams (1965), Bruce McCandless II (1937), Barry E. Wilmore (1962), Judith Resnik (1949), and Sally Ride (1951). After him are Frank L. Culbertson Jr. (1949), Susan Helms (1958), Dick Scobee (1939), Walter Cunningham (1932), Stuart Roosa (1933), and Scott Carpenter (1925).

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