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Astronaut Ken Mattingly, who flew to the moon on Apollo 16, has died at 87

Russell Lewis

November 02, 2023

Retired astronaut Ken Mattingly has died. He's pictured (center) with crewmates Jim Lovell (left) and Fred Haise (right) at a news conference about a mission he ended up missing, the ill-fated Apollo 13. (AP)

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