His wife is the former elizabeth bailey of hollywood calif but beyond that commander mattingly declines to describe her.
Elizabeth bailey ken mattingly.
She is said to be pregnant with their first child during his apollo 16 flight and for that reason did not go to the kennedy space center for the launching.
84 year old astronaut 2.
He had been scheduled to fly on apollo 13 but was held back due to concerns about a potential illness.
He and john young were both crew members on the apollo 16 mission of 1972.
They have one child.
Thomas kenneth mattingly ii born march 17 1936 radm usn ret better known as ken mattingly is a former american naval officer and aviator aeronautical engineer test pilot rear admiral in the united states navy and astronaut who flew on the apollo 16 sts 4 and sts 51 c missions.
His wife is the former elizabeth bailey of hollywood calif but beyond that commander mattingly declines to describe her.
He attended auburn university where he earned a degree in aeronautical engineering.
Mattingly was portrayed in the 1995 movie apollo 13 by fellow chicagoan gary sinise.
Ashley s sister christy and twin.
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He is perhaps best remembered however as the astronaut who stayed home from the ill fated.
She is said to be pregnant with their first child and for that reason did.
Born thomas kenneth mattingly ii he spent his early years in chicago illinois and hialeah florida.
He was portrayed in the 1998 hbo miniseries from the earth to the moon by Ĺželjko ivanek.
She was previously married to rick salomon.
Former playmate ashley mattingly a domestic violence victim at the hands of lane garrison who struggled with substance abuse is dead.
Astronaut born in illinois 3.
Ken mattingly is a nasa astronaut who flew on the apollo 16 mission and twice on the space shuttle.
Mattingly who was playboy s miss march in 2011 had been living in austin texas for the past two years and apparently struggled with alcohol abuse but was trying to get better her family told.
In 1970 he married elizabeth dailey.
Mattingly joined the united states navy in 1958 and earned his aviator wings flying from aircraft carriers until 1963.