È morto il 31 ottobre, ma la notizia è stata data solo oggi.
Ci lascia uno dei protagonisti della corsa alla Luna (Apollo 16) e del progetto Space Shuttle (STS-4 e STS-51C)
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Godspeed. Abbiamo aggiunto link ad articoli di cordoglio alla sua scheda personale sul forum. Piano piano e’ destino perdere questi pionieri nati negli anni 30 del secolo scorso. 
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Mi spiace tantissimo, era uno dei miei preferiti. Venne interpretato da Gary Sinise nel film “Apollo 13”, ottima interpretazione sebbene non si assomigliassero per niente nella realtà. Rimane Solo Charlie Duke dell’apollo 16 adesso. che brutta notizia. 
Il commento di Charlie Duke dalla sua pagina Facebook:
My good friend and crew mate, TK Mattingly has died so this is a very sad day. I first worked with TK when I was backup LMP on Apollo 13 and he was prime CMP. He was bumped off of flying on Apollo 13 because I exposed him to the measles. After the accident, on the way to the moon , TK played a vital role in the recovery of the crew. His work on safing the CSM and then the power up before reentry was flawless.
Then on Apollo 16, his skill on handling an emergency one hour before we were to land gave John and me the opportunity to walk on the moon.
TK was one of the hardest working Astronauts that I had the privilege to know and work with.
He went on to fly two Space Shuttle missions and then a very successful Naval career.
TK , I’ll miss you
Dotty and I extend our love and prayers to all the family.
Charlie
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