What did Ken Mattingly do on Apollo 13?

Among the many unsung heroes laboring to save the crew of the ill-fated Apollo 13 was the aerospace engineer and rookie astronaut Ken Mattingly. Days before launch, he had been bumped from the third lunar landing
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attempt after being exposed to the measles. Mattingly usually downplays his role in the rescue.
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Who was Ken Mattingly in Apollo 13?

Mattingly was portrayed in the 1995 movie Apollo 13 by Gary Sinise. He was portrayed in the 1998 HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon by Željko Ivanek.
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What illness did Fred Haise have on Apollo 13?

During this flight Haise developed a urinary tract infection and later kidney infections. These caused him to be in pain for most of the trip. Haise was slated to become the sixth human to walk on the Moon during Apollo 13 behind Lovell, who was to be fifth.
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Did Mattingly walk on the moon?

(Image credit: NASA.) Mattingly finally made it to the moon himself on Apollo 16. He performed observations and experiments from orbit while his crewmates, John Young and Charles Duke, did 20-plus hours of exploration on the surface.
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Who solved the problem on Apollo 13?

One of NASA's most renowned problem solvers was flight director Gene Kranz, who oversaw both the Gemini and Apollo programs during his 34-year career. While trying to figure out how to rescue the three astronauts whose lives were on the line on Apollo 13, he said to his staff, "Let's work the problem, people.
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Ken Mattingly: The Leaders of Apollo 13



How accurate is the movie Apollo 13?

Experts agree that Apollo 13 is a largely accurate depiction of the true story. While it may be easy for filmmakers to play with facts, Ron Howard committed to portraying events in Apollo 13 as true to life as he could, which many experts agree that he did.
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Did Marilyn Lovell have a cameo in Apollo 13?

In collaboration with journalist Jeffrey Kluge, Lovell co-wrote the 1994 book Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13, which served as the basis for Howard's big-screen adaptation the following year. Lovell even made a cameo in the film as captain of the USS Iwo Jima rescue ship.
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Which of the astronauts on Apollo 13 was not married?

Many say that Commander Mattingly remained a bachelor for so long to study night and day to win an assignment on the Apollo 13 mission in April, 1970.
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When astronaut Jack Swigert stirred the cryo tanks What happened?

Chain Reaction Leads to Explosion

But when Swigert turned on the fans on the second oxygen tank for a routine “cryo stir” on the night of April 13, the damaged wiring caused a spark, starting a fire. At 9:08 pm, with its internal pressure mounting, the tank exploded.
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What did Jim Lovell say to Tom Hanks at the end of Apollo 13?

Since it was Jack Swigert and Fred Haise's first mission, they were taking pictures instead of preparing for the burn. That's why Lovell said the line, adding, "If we don't get home, you won't be able to have your pictures developed."
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Did Fred Haise get the measles?

Two days before launch, NASA officials approach Lovell with some bad news: One of the backup astronauts caught the measles from his kid a few weeks earlier, and the entire Apollo 13 crew has been exposed. Lovell and Fred Haise, the lunar-module pilot, are immune because they had the infection as children.
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Were the bodies of the Challenger astronauts recovered?

In March 1986, the remains of the astronauts were found in the debris of the crew cabin. Though all of the important pieces of the shuttle were retrieved by the time NASA closed its Challenger investigation in 1986, most of the spacecraft remained in the Atlantic Ocean.
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What happened Jim Lovell?

Lovell remained in NASA, and in 1971 he became a deputy director of the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. He retired from the navy and the space program in 1973 but remained in Houston as a corporation executive until his retirement in 1991.
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What did Jim Lovell do after NASA?

Lovell retired from the Navy and the space program on March 1, 1973, and went to work at the Bay-Houston Towing Company in Houston, Texas, taking on the role of CEO in 1975.
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What does LM stand for in Apollo 13?

The Apollo 13 Lunar Module (LM or LEM) was originally supposed to land at the Fra Mauro region of the Moon. The Apollo 13 mission was aborted as a lunar landing mission on 13 April 1970, 2 days after launch, when an oxygen tank on the Command and Service Module (CSM) overheated and exploded.
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Did Marilyn Lovell lose her ring?

Marilyn Lovell really did lose her ring down the drain, but eventually found it again. When the real Jim Lovell saw the film, he found the CGI work so convincing that he firmly believed that the filmmakers had uncovered some hitherto unseen NASA footage.
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Did Fred Haise throw up on Apollo 13?

Fred Haise, played by Bill Paxton, really did throw up a little (and just once) in space, but from lingering effects of a virus, not motion sickness. They used Beef-a-Roni for space vomit and, after losing some sort of bet with Hanks, Paxton ate whatever was left in the can.
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How many Apollo astronauts got divorced?

However, the publicity took its toll. There were thirty married astronauts during the Gemini and Apollo programs—all but seven marriages ended in divorce. Love wasn't always lost, however.
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What did Jim Lovell actually say?

The words actually spoken, initially by Swigert, were "Okay, Houston, we've had a problem here". After being prompted to repeat the transmission by CAPCOM Jack R. Lousma, this time Lovell responded with "Ah, Houston, we've had a problem."
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Is Marilyn Lovell still living?

Marilyn Lovell Matz (August 27, 1931 – April 13, 2012) was an American actress, singer, AIDS activist and therapist. Los Angeles, California, U.S. As a singer credited under her birth name of Marilynn Lovell, she released an LP on Jubilee Records in 1958, Scotch Mist, with arrangements by Stan Applebaum.
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Where does Jim Lovell currently live?

Lovell is a veteran of four space missions and received the Congressional Space Medal of Honor and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. At age 92, he lives in suburban Chicago.
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Are any of the Apollo 13 crew still alive?

Other astronauts from the program who are still alive include: Walter Cunningham, 89 (Apollo 7) William Anders, 87 (Apollo 8) Fred Haise Jr., 87 (Apollo 13)
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