Thomas K. Mattingly, a key commander during the Apollo 16 mission to the moon, died at age 87, NASA announced Thursday. Mattingly, known as Ken or T.K., died on Oct. 31, NASA confirmed in a statement.

Apollo 16 was notable not for the news it made but the news the crew received while on the lunar surface in 1972. During an April 21 moon walk, mission Commander John Young received a message from ...

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"We lost one of our country's heroes on Oct. 31. NASA astronaut TK Mattingly was key to the success of our Apollo Program, and his shining personality will ensure he is remembered throughout history," ...

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Thomas K. Mattingly II, a NASA astronaut who helped bring Apollo 13 home, is dead at 87. Mattingly II died on Tuesday, Oct. 31, according to a press release from NASA. NASA selected him as an ...

A key tool used in the successful Apollo 16 mission is up for grabs in a new auction. The moon scoop that successfully collected samples of rock from the moon in 1972 can finally be yours.

An astronaut who walked on the moon almost 50 years ago is entering the new year with a new title in recognition of the state he has called home since he returned to Earth. Charles Duke, who became ...

NASA astronaut Ken Mattingly, who orbited the moon during the Apollo 16 mission, has died. He was 87. The space agency confirmed Mattingly died on Tuesday. “NASA astronaut TK Mattingly was key to the ...

Workers open the glass case enclosing the Apollo 16 lunar capsule at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala., on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022. AP HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The Apollo 16 capsule is ...

Apollo astronaut Ken “TK” Mattingly, known for orbiting the moon and helping the crew of Apollo 13 return to Earth in the 1970s, died Tuesday, NASA announced. He was 87. “We lost one of our country’s ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — The Apollo 16 capsule is dusty all these decades after it carried three astronauts to the moon. Cobwebs cling to the spacecraft. Business cards, a pencil, money, a spoon and ...