Read more about America’s ‘most experienced astronaut’ dies: NASA on Business Standard. John Young, America’s « most experienced astronaut » who walked on the Moon during the Apollo programme and commanded the first space shuttle mission, has passed away, NASA said on Saturday.
John Young, America’s « most experienced astronaut » who walked on the Moon during the programme and commanded the first mission, has passed away, said on Saturday.
Young died on Friday night following complications from pneumonia, quoted the US space agency as saying. He was 87 years old.
« Today, and the world have lost a pioneer, » acting was quoted as saying.
Young is the only US to go into space as part of the Gemini, and programmes and the first to fly into space six times, said
Young made his first flight as an in 1965, joining on Gemini 3, the first manned flight of the early human programme that helped the agency get ready for the moon landings.
Then, in 1966, he flew as on Gemini 10, the first mission to rendezvous with two separate spacecrafts on the course of a single flight.
He also orbited the Moon in 10 in 1969 and landed there in 1972 as of the 16 mission.
In 1981, he served as of STS-1, the first mission, which some have called « the boldest test flight in history. »
Two years later, on STS-9, his final spaceflight, Young landed the with a fire in the back end, according to
He retired from in 2004.
» John Young’s storied career spanned three generations of spaceflight, » Lightfoot said, adding, « He was in every way the ‘astronaut’s We will miss him. »
