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Bumper8 Posted January 6, 2018 Author Share Posted January 6, 2018 John Young has passed away aged 87. He had an outstanding career, flying Gemini, Apollo and Shuttle missions. He flew to the moon twice, and walked on its surface as Commander of Apollo 16. Commanded the first flight of the Space Shuttle in 1981. "The Astronaut's Astronaut". RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BasG Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 I was sad to read another moonwalker has left us. Unfortunately I never got to meet Mr Young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumper8 Posted January 7, 2018 Author Share Posted January 7, 2018 Of the missions that went to the moon, only Apollo 8 has a complete crew still with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurdamoni Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Another Great man leaves us... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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