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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on the passing of former NASA astronaut Rear Adm. (ret.) Thomas K. (TK) Mattingly II.

He later orbited the moon, but in 1970 he was bumped from the Apollo flight after being exposed to measles. Then, from mission control, he helped it avert disaster.