John Watts Young (September 24, 1930 – January 5, 2018) was an American astronaut, naval officer and aviator, test pilot, and aeronautical engineer. He became the 9th 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 and ...
Oct 26, 2023 · John W. Young, (born September 24, 1930, San Francisco, California, U.S.—died January 5, 2018, Houston, Texas), 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.
Jan 8, 2018 · John Young, the ninth man to walk on the moon, flew on three NASA programs: Gemini, Apollo and the space shuttle. (Image credit: NASA) John Young was NASA's longest-serving astronaut. He...
Jan 6, 2018 · Legendary astronaut John Young -- who twice ventured into space in pioneering two-man Gemini capsules, orbited the moon and then walked on its cratered surface before commanding two space...
Jan 16, 2018 · NASA Jan 16, 2018 Article By Bob Granath NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida In memory of NASA astronaut John Young, Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana placed a memorial wreath at the Heroes and Legends exhibit at the center’s visitor complex. The brief ceremony took place on the afternoon of Jan. 11, 2018.
He served as an astronaut longer than anyone to date: 42 years (1962-2004). 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).
Jan 6, 2018 · WASHINGTON — Legendary astronaut John Young, who walked on the moon and later commanded the first space shuttle flight, has died, according to a statement from NASA. Young was 87. The space ...
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