Dodged Apollo 13 disaster because of rubella, but helped to rescue the crew
Mattingly was a member of the fifth astronaut group selected by NASA in 1966. Prior to his selection, he flew with the US Navy before joining the US Air Force Aerospace Research Pilot School. He applied for the US Air Force Manned Orbiting Laboratory program but was rejected. NASA, however, was keen to have him as part of the astronaut corps and, following an interview with John Young and Michael Collins, Mattingly was selected.
However, many will know him for Apollo 13. Mattingly was supposed to be the command module pilot for the mission but was replaced by the backup pilot, Jack Swigert, three days before the flight after being exposed to rubella.NASA eyes 3D-printed rocket nozzles for deep space missions Instead, Mattingly was switched to Apollo 16, which was commanded by John Young and included Charlie Duke as lunar module pilot. Mattingly remained orbiting in the command module as Young and Duke descended in the lunar module, Orion. During the mission, Mattingly would also perform an extravehicular activity to retrieve film cassettes from the Apollo service module. Occurring during the journey back to Earth, the excursion is one of only three deep space EVAs to have taken place to date.
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