Thomas Kenneth Ken Mattingly II (born March 17 1936) is a retired American astronaut Naval Aviator and Rear Admiral in the United States Navy who flew on the Apollo 16 STS-4 and STS-51-C missions. He had been scheduled to fly on Apollo 13 but was held back due to concerns about a potential illness (which he did not contract). He later flew as Command Module Pilot for Apollo 16 making him one of only 24 people to have flown to the Moon.
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