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John Young.
American astronaut, naval officer, test pilot and aeronautical engineer (1930–2018)
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About 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.
Everything about John Young →- Occupation
- naval officer, test pilot, astronaut, autobiographer
- Position held
- Chief of the Astronaut Office
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- September 24, 1930
- Died
- January 5, 2018