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Ken Mattingly, astronaut who helped bring Apollo 13 home, dies at 87

Ken Mattingly, astronaut who helped bring Apollo 13 home, dies at 87



Scrubbed from the flight because of exposure to measles, Mr. Mattingly helped devise a plan to return the astronauts safely after an explosion aboard the spacecraft.



Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/11/06/ken-mattingly-apollo-13-astronaut-played-by-gary-sinese-in-movie-dies/

Author : Michael Rosenwald

Publish date : 2023-11-07 00:10:23

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