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RIP Ken Mattingly
Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2023 7:44 am
by silverscreenselect
Former astronaut best known for helping rescue the Apollo 13 astronauts after he was pulled from the mission himself a few days before takeoff. He had been exposed to measles but was replaced and then helped devise the rescue plan that brought the crew back safely. (He was played by Gary Sinise in the Apollo 13 movie.) He later went to the moon on Apollo 18 and flew on the space shuttle as well.
Age 87.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/03/us/ken-m ... index.html
Re: RIP Ken Mattingly
Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2023 7:13 am
by earendel
silverscreenselect wrote: ↑Fri Nov 03, 2023 7:44 am
Former astronaut best known for helping rescue the Apollo 13 astronauts after he was pulled from the mission himself a few days before takeoff. He had been exposed to measles but was replaced and then helped devise the rescue plan that brought the crew back safely. (He was played by Gary Sinise in the Apollo 13 movie.) He later went to the moon on Apollo 18 and flew on the space shuttle as well.
Age 87.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/03/us/ken-m ... index.html
Correction - he flew on Apollo 16. There was no Apollo 18 (except in a horror film).