Apollo 13 Support
Helps develop power-up procedures after being removed from the Apollo 13 crew.
Role range: 1936-2023
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Ken Mattingly Biography and Timeline
Follow Ken Mattingly through 12 dated historical records for United States of America.
Ken Mattingly, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1970–2023Years on this page
1970
Apollo 13 Power-Up
Works in simulators on command module power-up procedures.
Role range: 1970-1970
1972
Apollo 16 CSM-LM Docking
Pilots Casper during transposition and docking with lunar module Orion after launch.
Role range: 1972-1972
Apollo 16 SPS Oscillation Check
Helps evaluate service propulsion system yaw oscillations before Mission Control clears Orion to land.
Role range: 1972-1972
Apollo 16 Lunar Orbit
Conducts command module science during Apollo 16.
Role range: 1972-1972
Apollo 16 Subsatellite Deployment
Deploys the Particles and Fields subsatellite from Casper before the return to Earth.
Role range: 1972-1972
Apollo 16 Trans-Earth Injection
Pilots Casper during the burn that sends Apollo 16 from lunar orbit toward Earth.
Role range: 1972-1972
Apollo 16 Deep-Space EVA
Performs an EVA during the return flight to retrieve film from the service module scientific instrument bay.
Role range: 1972-1972
Apollo 16 Splashdown
Returns with Young and Duke after the fifth successful Apollo lunar landing mission.
Role range: 1972-1972
Apollo 16 Orbital Photography
Conducts extensive lunar photography from Casper while Young and Duke explore the surface.
Role range: 1972-1972
Apollo 16 SIM Bay Science
Operates scientific instruments in the service module's SIM bay during lunar orbit.
Role range: 1972-1972
2023
Death of Ken Mattingly
Death of Apollo 16 astronaut and Apollo 13 support figure Ken Mattingly.
Role range: 1936-2023
Records, sources and methodology
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