John Young 1930-2018
Godspeed John Young....
http://https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-remembers-agency-s-most-experienced-astronaut |
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' |
Very sad news.
Only five moon walkers left now... |
Originally Posted by treadigraph
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Very sad news.
Only five moon walkers left now... Some pretty cool space travel will have occurred in between - to bad we could keep it up. |
Originally Posted by NDW
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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' 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. |
What a sad news....
Had a privilege to meet him several times in 90's at JSC. Great man, R.I.P. |
A life well lived. RIP.
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I remember when he was the only astronaut to have made 4 space-flights. What a hero!
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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) |
Ok, fair enough. My memory must be at fault. Thanks for the correction!
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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 |
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