John Young

John Watts Young 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.

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1930 — 2018  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Captain John Watts Young; John Watts Young
astronaut, test pilot, military aviator, autobiographer, military flight engineer, naval officer, Patron’s Medal, NASA Exceptional Service Medal, Hubbard Medal, NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal, NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal, NASA Distinguished Service Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross, NASA Astronaut Group 2, Congressional Space Medal of Honor, Navy Distinguished Service Medal, United States Astronaut Hall of Fame, National Aviation Hall of Fame, International Space Hall of Fame, United States, 

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  Gemini 3 ⓘ
  1965 American crewed space mission

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  Gemini 10 ⓘ
  1966 crewed spaceflight in NASA's Gemini program

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  Apollo 10 ⓘ
  fourth crewed flight of the United States Apollo program

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  Apollo 16 ⓘ
  fifth Moon landing and tenth crewed flight of the United States Apollo program

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  STS-1 ⓘ
  1981 Space Shuttle mission, first orbital flight of the Shuttle Columbia

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  STS-9 ⓘ
  human spaceflight

United States, 

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walk on the Moon

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1965 Gemini 3

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GEMINI-TITAN-III CREW ARRIVAL - RECOVERY SHIP - USS INTREPID - WELCOME - ATLANTIC

Astronaut John Young Apollo 16 Lunar Module with Lunar Rover

Astronaut John W. Young 1971 (3x4 cropped)

John Young geologizing on the rim of North Ray crater. Their next destination will be House Rock, seen behind Young, above his right shoulder, AS16-106-17336 [NASA].

Gemini3fotoğrafı

APOLLO16still

McDivitt, Young and Slayton during survival training

View of STS-9 Mission commander John Young eating food on the Columbia middeck.

Vice President Bush receives Space Shuttle model

Portrait of John Young in business suit

• John Young, Who Led First Space Shuttle Mission, Dies at 87 - The New York Times article (January 6, 2018), American English, online

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	spaceflight	1965	Gemini 3	Gemini spacecraft, human spaceflight	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	1966	Gemini 10	human spaceflight	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	1969	Apollo 10	artificial satellite, human spaceflight	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	1972	Apollo 16	human spaceflight, artificial satellite, Moon landing	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	1981	STS-1	human spaceflight	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	1983	STS-9	human spaceflight	Wikidata
commons	image		GEMINI-TITAN-III CREW ARRIVAL - RECOVERY SHIP - USS INTREPID - WELCOME - ATLANTIC		Commons
commons	image		Astronaut John Young Apollo 16 Lunar Module with Lunar Rover		Commons
commons	image		Astronaut John W. Young 1971 (3x4 cropped)		Commons
commons	image		John Young geologizing on the rim of North Ray crater. Their next destination will be House Rock, seen behind Young, above his right shoulder, AS16-106-17336 [NASA].		Commons
commons	image		Gemini3fotoğrafı		Commons
commons	image		APOLLO16still		Commons
commons	image		McDivitt, Young and Slayton during survival training		Commons
commons	image		View of STS-9 Mission commander John Young eating food on the Columbia middeck.		Commons
commons	image		Vice President Bush receives Space Shuttle model		Commons
commons	image		Portrait of John Young in business suit		Commons