{"id":15427,"date":"2018-01-06T16:47:21","date_gmt":"2018-01-06T21:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=15427"},"modified":"2018-01-06T18:28:55","modified_gmt":"2018-01-06T23:28:55","slug":"astronaut-john-young-dies-at-age-of-87","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=15427","title":{"rendered":"Astronaut John Young dies at age of 87"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Young_(astronaut)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John W. Young,<\/a> one of the most accomplished astronauts in US history, passed away today at the age of 87. He flew two Gemini missions, two Apollo missions including a landing on the Moon as commander of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/apollo\/missions\/apollo16.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apollo 16<\/a>, and two Shuttle missions, including as commander of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/shuttle\/sts1\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">program&#8217;s first\u00a0flight<\/a> on Shuttle Columbia.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6qBb_iKZbGM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronautprofiles\/young\" target=\"_d\">NASA Mourns the Passing of Astronaut John Young | NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/nasa-remembers-agency-s-most-experienced-astronaut\" target=\"_d\">NASA Statement on the Passing of Astronaut John Young | Acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot\/NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/nasa-legendary-astronaut-moonwalker-john-young-has-died\/2018\/01\/06\/2ca7aaf2-f311-11e7-95e3-eff284e71c8d_story.html?utm_term=.dc921a8da51c\" target=\"_d\">NASA: Legendary astronaut, moonwalker John Young has died &#8211; The Washington Post<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>From Lightfoot&#8217;s statement:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>\u201cBetween his service in the U.S. Navy, where he retired at the rank of captain, and his later work as a civilian at NASA, John spent his entire life in service to our country. \u00a0His career included the test pilot\u2019s dream of two \u2018first flights\u2019 in a new spacecraft &#8212; with Gus Grissom on Gemini 3, and as Commander of STS-1, the first space shuttle mission, which some have called \u2018the boldest test flight in history.\u2019 He flew as Commander on Gemini 10, the first mission to rendezvous with two separate spacecraft the course of a single flight. He orbited the Moon in Apollo 10, and landed there as Commander of the Apollo 16 mission. On STS-9, his final spaceflight, and in an iconic display of test pilot \u2018cool,\u2019 he landed the space shuttle with a fire in the back end.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15429\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15429\" style=\"width: 233px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gemini_3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15429\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=15429\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/561110main_s65-19228_full1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4260,5479\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"John Young\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;John Young during the Gemini 3 mission, March 23, 1965.&lt;br \/&gt;\nCredits: NASA&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/561110main_s65-19228_full1-796x1024.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-15429 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/561110main_s65-19228_full1-233x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"233\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/561110main_s65-19228_full1-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/561110main_s65-19228_full1-768x988.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/561110main_s65-19228_full1-796x1024.jpg 796w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15429\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>John Young during the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gemini_3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gemini 3 mission<\/a>, March 23, 1965.\u00a0<\/em><em>Credits: NASA<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A NASA documentary on Apollo 16:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mlD0ogq8tVU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>And a documentary about STS-1, the first Space Shuttle mission:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SQyL0N_nG1o?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John W. Young, one of the most accomplished astronauts in US history, passed away today at the age of 87. He flew two Gemini missions, two Apollo missions including a landing on the Moon as commander of Apollo 16, and two Shuttle missions, including as commander of the program&#8217;s first\u00a0flight on Shuttle Columbia. 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