John Young
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John Young was an American astronaut, naval officer, test pilot, and aeronautical engineer who lived from 1930 to 2018. He is notable as a pioneering figure in space exploration during the era when the United States was developing its human spaceflight programs.
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- 1930-09-24
- Died
- 1819
- Works
- 267
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- Learn Korean
- Jeremiah Brandreth
- Referendum
- The Country House in the 1980s
- Two Tall Masts
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- On Camera: Fifteen Apollo Astronauts and Their Experience of a Lifetime2019
- In the Shadow of the Moon — Himself2007
- Astronauts Gone Wild: An Investigation Into the Authenticity of the Moon Landings — Himself2004
- The other side of the Moon — Self1990
- For All Mankind — Self (archive footage)1989
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John Watts Young (September 24, 1930 – January 5, 2018) 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.
Before becoming an astronaut, Young received his Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and joined the U.S. Navy. After serving at sea during the Korean War he became a naval aviator and graduated from the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School. As a test pilot, he set several world time-to-climb records. Young retired from the Navy in 1976 with the rank of captain.