John Young 1930-2018
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John Young 1930-2018
Godspeed John Young....
http://https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-remembers-agency-s-most-experienced-astronaut
http://https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-remembers-agency-s-most-experienced-astronaut
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Another truly sad loss.
Charlie Duke - 'I found out from the Flight surgeon later on that my heart beat was 144 at lift off, his (John Young) was 70'
John Young - 'Yeah, I told him mine was too old to go any faster'
Charlie Duke - 'I found out from the Flight surgeon later on that my heart beat was 144 at lift off, his (John Young) was 70'
John Young - 'Yeah, I told him mine was too old to go any faster'
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Very sad news.
Only five moon walkers left now...
Only five moon walkers left now...
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He was the real deal. Smuggled a corn beef sandwich aboard the Gemini 3 space mission in 1965
Must have been a privilege to have as a friend and colleague.
A sad day and a great loss.
Last edited by cyclic35; 7th Jan 2018 at 09:54.
he was the only astronaut to have made 4 space-flights
( in Lovell's case, Geminis 7 and 12, Apollo 8 and made it to four flights with the infamous 13 in Spring 1970... Young got to four flights with Apollo 16 in spring 72)
For an excellent account of Young’s role in early Shuttle development and flying I recommend “Into the black” by Rowland White (Vulcan607). It includes an account of Young insisting on paying a fellow astronaut back for a lunch tab just before the first launch. “You don’t fly these things when you’ve got debts...all my debts are paid”
RIP
RIP
