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John Young, NASA's longest-serving astronaut, who flew in space six times, walked on the moon, commanded the first space shuttle and became the conscience of the astronaut corps, advocating for ...
John Young, NASA's longest-serving astronaut, who walked on the moon and flew on the first Gemini and space shuttle missions, has died. He was 87.
John Young, an astronaut who became the ninth person to walk on the moon has died. He was 87.
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. He was 87.
At 9 years old John Watts Young moved with his family from Georgia to Orlando, 30 years later he would launch from Cape Canaveral on Gemini 3 as a NASA astronaut.
John Young was the original “steely-eyed missile man”. The master of understatement, he gave a typically laconic response on his decision to be an astronaut. It was after hearing President ...
Astronauts seem like the buttoned-up type since their very lives depend on getting every detail right. That didn't stop John ...
John Young, an astronaut who became the ninth person to walk on the moon has died. He was 87.
John Young, an astronaut who became the ninth person to walk on the moon has died. He was 87.
John Young, NASA's longest-serving astronaut, who walked on the moon and flew on the first Gemini and space shuttle missions, has died. The first person to fly six times into space — seven, if ...
John Young, an astronaut who became the ninth person to walk on the moon has died. He was 87.
John Young, an astronaut who became the ninth person to walk on the moon has died. He was 87.