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Astronaut Ken Mattingly is best remembered for his efforts on the ground that helped bring the damaged Apollo 13 spacecraft safely back to Earth in 1970.

Thomas K. Mattingly, the U.S. astronaut who circled the moon as command module pilot on NASA's Apollo 16 mission, is dead at age 87, the space agency announced Thursday.

Many will remember him most for the critical role he played in bringing the ill-fated Apollo 13 capsule safely back to Earth after an explosion.

He was slated to be on the ill-fated moon mission, but stayed behind after being exposed to rubella.

Astronaut Thomas Kenneth "TK" Mattingly, best known for helping to guide the Apollo 13 mission home from near-catastrophe in 1970, has died at the age of 87.

He orbited the moon in 1972 on the Apollo 16 mission after luckily missing Apollo 13.

(WHNT) — Former NASA astronaut Ken "TK" Mattingly, who commanded two space shuttle missions, has died. Mattingly died Tuesday at the age of 87, said NASA administrator Bill Nelson, noting that the country had lost one of its heroes. "NASA astronaut TK Mattingly was key to the success of our Apollo P

Apollo astronaut Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II, known for helping the crew of Apollo 13 safely return to Earth after an explosion doomed their lunar mission, has died at the age of 87, NASA announced.

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Ken Mattingly, an astronaut who is best remembered for his efforts on the ground that helped bring the damaged Apollo 13 spacecraft safely back to Earth, has died