Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
MattinglyThomas Kenneth II "Ken"USA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 17.03.1936 |
| Birthplace: | Chicago, Illinois |
| Marital status: | divorced |
| Children: | one |
| Selection date: | 04.04.1966 |
| Selection group: | NASA-5 |
| Position: | CDR |
| Status: | Ret. ??.06.1985 |
| Day of death: | 31.10.2023 |
| Place of death: | Arlington, Virginia |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | Apollo 16 | CMP | 16.04. - 27.04.1972 | 11d 01h 51m |
| 2 | STS-4 Columbia | CDR | 27.06. - 04.07.1982 | 7d 01h 09m |
| 3 | STS-51C Discovery | CDR | 24.01. - 27.01.1985 | 3d 01h 34m |
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | STS-2 | CDR |
| 2 | STS-3 | CDR |
Additional information
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Bachelor of science in aeronautical
engineering from Auburn University, 1958; Rear Admiral, US Navy, Ret.; since
1986 Chief of NAVSPACECOM; then Director of Utilization and
Operations at Grumman Space Station Office; later Director of X-33 program with
Lockheed-Martin; September 1999 - Chairman, Universal Space Network, Universal
Space Lines, Inc., Newport Beach, California. |
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