From Apollo to Space Shuttle, Thomas K Mattingly's stellar journey ends at 87

Thomas K Mattingly II, command module pilot of Apollo 16 and commander of two Space Shuttle missions, has died aged 87. 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 …

[Lord Elpuss]

Incredible man who played a defining role in history. Godspeed, Ken.

[Gene Cash]

So that means we've still got 4 Moon walkers (Aldrin, Scott, Duke, Schmitt) and no CSM pilots left.

Edit: I had forgotten Mike Collins passed as well.

[Uncle Slacky]

Obligatory XKCD: https://xkcd.com/893/

[deadlockvictim]

xkcd

That cartoon came to mind while I was reading the article. Thanks for posting it.

[MyffyW]

That is a truly awesome - and humbling - XKCD.

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[Anonymous Coward]

What did he pass, his driving test?

[Mr. V. Meldrew]

So....

Understated...RIP you adventurer.

[J. Cook]

As the saying goes, "There are bold pilots and old pilots, but very few old and bold pilots." And there is one fewer now.

[Trigonoceps occipitalis]

Obligatory

https://xkcd.com/893/

Edit: Uncle Slacky beat me by two minutes. :-(