Young, John, 1930-2018
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- Existence: 1930-2018
Biographical Note
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 ninth person to walk on the Moon as Commander of the Apollo 16 mission in 1972. Young is the only person to have piloted and commanded four different classes of spacecraft: Gemini, the Apollo Command and Service Module, the Apollo Lunar Module, and the Space Shuttle.
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Individuals whose names begin with Y: Yakolev, A. S. [Soviet aviation designer] Photocopy of photograph Yamamoto, Isoroku, Admiral [Japanese admiral and war hero] "Yamamoto Mission Members Recall Fight," Friends Journal, Summer 2002"The Death of Admiral Yamamoto," The Retired Officer, November 1979 Yeager, Chuck [U.S. Air Force...