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John Young
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American astronaut, naval officer, test pilot and aeronautical engineer (1930–2018)
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John Watts Young (1930–2018) was an American naval officer, test pilot, astronaut, and autobiographer. Born in San Francisco, he served in the United States Navy and worked for NASA as part of NASA Astronaut Group 2. He held the position of Chief of the Astronaut Office and was educated at Georgia Tech and the United States Naval Test Pilot School.
Young spent 50,139 minutes in space. He received several awards, including the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, the NASA Exceptional Service Medal, and recognition in the National Aviation Hall of Fame. He was also recognized in the Astronauts collection. Young died in Houston from pneumonia due to natural causes.
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Film & TV
Known for
- 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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- NASA Astronaut Group 2
- Family name
- Young
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- San Francisco
- Place of death
- Houston
- Position held
- Chief of the Astronaut Office
- Educated at
- United States Naval Test Pilot School
- Employer
- NASA
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Military branch
- United States Navy
- Image
- John Watts Young.jpg
- Residence
- Florida
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- Commons category
- John Young (astronaut)
- date of birth
- 1930-09-24
- time in space
- 50139
- birth name
- John Watts Young
- date of death
- 2018-01-05
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- name in native language
- John Young
- place of burial
- Arlington National Cemetery
- different from
- John Young
- member of the crew of
- Apollo 16
- P450
- STS-9
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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