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<p>[QUOTE="Aethelred, post: 2975894, member: 81808"]John Young was my favorite astronaut. Not just because he commanded the first Shuttle launch. He flew on the first manned Gemini flight in 1965, also flew Gemini 10 in 1966. He was one of only three people to have flown to the Moon twice, first on Apollo 10 (with Gene Cernan who also flew to the moon twice). On his second flight to the Moon (Apollo 16) he landed, becoming one of only 12 people to have walked on the Moon. He then flew the Space Shuttle Columbia twice. Although his last flight was in 1983, he didn't retire from NASA until 2004. I was really sad when I learned of his death, what an amazing career!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://localtvwhnt.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/john-young-on-moon.png?w=620&h=561" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>John Young during Apollo 16[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Aethelred, post: 2975894, member: 81808"]John Young was my favorite astronaut. Not just because he commanded the first Shuttle launch. He flew on the first manned Gemini flight in 1965, also flew Gemini 10 in 1966. He was one of only three people to have flown to the Moon twice, first on Apollo 10 (with Gene Cernan who also flew to the moon twice). On his second flight to the Moon (Apollo 16) he landed, becoming one of only 12 people to have walked on the Moon. He then flew the Space Shuttle Columbia twice. Although his last flight was in 1983, he didn't retire from NASA until 2004. I was really sad when I learned of his death, what an amazing career! [IMG]https://localtvwhnt.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/john-young-on-moon.png?w=620&h=561[/IMG] John Young during Apollo 16[/QUOTE]
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