Mattingly joined the united states navy in 1958 and earned his aviator wings flying from aircraft carriers until 1963.
Elizabeth bailey ken mattingly.
His wife is the former elizabeth bailey of hollywood calif but beyond that commander mattingly declines to describe her.
He attended auburn university where he earned a degree in aeronautical engineering.
He was portrayed in the 1998 hbo miniseries from the earth to the moon by željko ivanek.
Mattingly who was playboy s miss march in 2011 had been living in austin texas for the past two years and apparently struggled with alcohol abuse but was trying to get better her family told.
She is an actress known for pee wee s big adventure 1985 the powerpuff girls 1998 and happy feet 2006.
He had been scheduled to fly on apollo 13 but was held back due to concerns about a potential illness.
84 year old astronaut 2.
Nasa astronaut thomas kenneth mattingly ii was born in illinois on march 17 1936 and raised in florida.
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Astronaut born in illinois 3.
He and john young were both crew members on the apollo 16 mission of 1972.
Ken mattingly is a nasa astronaut who flew on the apollo 16 mission and twice on the space shuttle.
She is said to be pregnant with their first child during his apollo 16 flight and for that reason did not go to the kennedy space center for the launching.
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His wife is the former elizabeth bailey of hollywood calif but beyond that commander mattingly declines to describe her.
She is said to be pregnant with their first child and for that reason did.
In 1970 he married elizabeth dailey.
They have one child.
Born thomas kenneth mattingly ii he spent his early years in chicago illinois and hialeah florida.
Thomas kenneth mattingly ii born march 17 1936 radm usn ret better known as ken mattingly is a former american naval officer and aviator aeronautical engineer test pilot rear admiral in the united states navy and astronaut who flew on the apollo 16 sts 4 and sts 51 c missions.
Elizabeth daily was born on september 11 1961 in los angeles california usa as elizabeth ann guttman.
He is perhaps best remembered however as the astronaut who stayed home from the ill fated.
