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Ken Mattingly, best remembered for his efforts on the ground that helped bring the damaged Apollo 13 spacecraft safely back to Earth, has died at 87.

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.

Ken Mattingly, best remembered for his efforts on the ground that helped bring the damaged Apollo 13 spacecraft safely back to Earth, has died at 87.

In 1970, Mattingly was supposed to have joined the crew of Apollo 13, piloting the command module. But he was removed from the mission after being exposed to German measles.

Ken Mattingly, best remembered for his efforts on the ground that helped bring the damaged Apollo 13 spacecraft safely back to Earth, has died at 87.

Ken Mattingly, best remembered for his efforts on the ground that helped bring the damaged Apollo 13 spacecraft safely back to Earth, has died at 87.

Ken Mattingly, best remembered for his efforts on the ground that helped bring the damaged Apollo 13 spacecraft safely back to Earth, has died at 87.

Ken Mattingly, best remembered for his efforts on the ground that helped bring the damaged Apollo 13 spacecraft safely back to Earth, has died at 87.

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, NASA announced. He was 87.

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.