Apollo Astronaut Thomas K. Mattingly Dies Aged 87

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NASA astronaut Thomas K. “TK” Mattingly, who was removed from the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission but helped bring its crew back home safely thanks to his problem-solving efforts from ground control, has died at the age of 87, the space agency said in a statement Thursday.

His most dramatic role came when he was assigned as the command module

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