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Bookmark or Share- John W. Young, an Astronaut’s Astronaut (1930-2018)Astronaut John W. Young, commander of the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission, jumps up from the lunar surface as he salutes the U.S. Flag at the Descartes landing site during the first Apollo 16 extravehicular activity (EVA-1).
- John Young (astronaut) - WikipediaJohn Watts Young (September 24, 1930 – January 5, 2018) was an American astronaut, naval officer and aviator, test pilot, and aeronautical engineer. He became the ninth person to walk on the Moon as commander of the Apollo 16 mission in 1972. He is the only astronaut to fly on four different classes of spacecraft: Gemini, the Apollo command ...
- NASA: Legendary astronaut, moonwalker John Young has diedLegendary astronaut John Young, who walked on the moon and later commanded the first space shuttle flight, has died, NASA said Saturday. Young was 87. The space agency said Young died Friday night at home in Houston following complications from pneumonia.
- John Young, Who Led First Space Shuttle Mission, Dies at 87John W. Young, who walked on the moon, commanded the first space shuttle mission and became the first person to fly in space six times, died on Friday at his home in Houston. He was 87.
- John Young | Facts, Biography, & Spaceflights | BritannicaJohn W. Young (born September 24, 1930, San Francisco, California, U.S.—died January 5, 2018, Houston, Texas) was a U.S. astronaut who participated in the Gemini, Apollo, and space shuttle programs. He was the first astronaut to make five—and later the first to make six—spaceflights.
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