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

NASA astronaut Ken 'TK' Mattingly had been set to fly on the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission, when a last minute health screening saw him removed from the flight - but he still played a pivotal role in bringing his fellow astronauts home

Apollo 13 astronaut Ken Mattingly is known for helping the crew safely return to Earth after an explosion doomed their lunar mission.

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.

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.

Thomas K. Mattingly passed away at the age of 87, as announced by NASA on Thursday.

Ken TK Mattingly, an American astronaut best known for his role in securing the safe return of NASAs Apollo 13 mission, passed away at the age of 87 on Tuesday, according to NASA.

For the record, Ken Mattingly never did get the German measles. The former NASA astronaut, who in 1970 was pulled from the Apollo 13 crew, died on Tuesday (Oct. 31) at the age of 87.

Astronaut Thomas K. Mattingly, who helped guide the Apollo 13 mission from the ground and later piloted the Apollo 16 Command Module died at the age of 87.

He piloted Apollo 16 and commanded the shuttle. But he may be best known for the mission he didn't fly: the ill-fated Apollo 13. And he worried late in life about the high cost of human space flight.