Sad news this week, we’ve lost another of our Apollo heroes. Kenneth T. Mattingly, command module pilot of Apollo 16 and commander of STS4 and STS51c has passed away aged 87. Today we pay our tributes talking to author and space historian Andy Chaikin.

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Andrew Chaikin:

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T.K. Mattingly Oral History Interviews:

https://historycollection.jsc.nasa.gov/JSCHistoryPortal/history/oral_histories/MattinglyTK/mattinglytk.htm 

Principles of Success in Spaceflight from Andrew Chaikin – Online Short Course (February 21-22, 2024):

https://www.aiaa.org/events-learning/courses-workshops/detail/principles-of-success-in-spaceflight-from-andrew-chaikin-online-short-course?fbclid=IwAR3d210fJZg4Quw9vHLhgvjNdDezVBpWdrg61Vz4DMPRl_zLrzcIsRlVtrM 

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