Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II was an American aviator, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, rear admiral in the United States Navy, and astronaut who flew on Apollo 16 and Space Shuttle STS-4 and STS-51-C missions.
Mattingly in 1971
Mattingly (center) as part of the original prime crew for Apollo 13
Mattingly poses at the launch pad.
Mattingly performs a deep-space EVA during Apollo 16
Apollo 16 was the tenth crewed mission in the United States Apollo space program, administered by NASA, and the fifth and penultimate to land on the Moon. It was the second of Apollo's "J missions", with an extended stay on the lunar surface, a focus on science, and the use of the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV). The landing and exploration were in the Descartes Highlands, a site chosen because some scientists expected it to be an area formed by volcanic action, though this proved not to be the case.
John Young saluting the United States flag while jumping up on the Moon, with the Apollo Lunar Module Orion and Lunar Roving Vehicle in the background
Left to right: Mattingly, Young, DukeApollo program← Apollo 15Apollo 17 →
Apollo 16 space-flown silver Robbins medallion
John Young and Charles Duke training at the Rio Grande Gorge in New Mexico
