In a 2001 interview with nasa ken mattingly the original command module pilot who was.
Ken mattingly apollo 13 movie.
Gary sinise played ken mattingly the apollo 13 prime command module pilot.
Here s the order of what i want to do.
Just 72 hours before the scheduled launch of apollo 13 ken mattingly was removed from the mission and replaced by jack swigert from the back up crew as command module pilot.
I want to power up guidance e c s communications warm up the pyros for the parachutes and the command module thrusters.
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Mattingly had been scheduled to fly on apollo 13 but three days prior to launch he was held back and removed from the mission due to exposure to german.
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Apollo 13 1995 gary sinise as ken mattingly.
For more on what mattingly thinks of the apollo 13 movie check out the entire transcript of his interview on nasa s website.
Ken mattingly was born march 17 1936.
In apollo 13 the movie the light was purposely made to blink to get the viewers attention.
Born march 17 1936 is a former american aviator aeronautical engineer test pilot rear admiral in the united states navy and astronaut who flew on the apollo 16 sts 4 and sts 51 c missions.