RIP John Young NASA’s Most Experienced Astronaut

[Paratus]

The man was the first to fly into space 6 times and the only one to be in the Gemini, Apollo, and Space Shuttle programs.

RIP

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-remembers-agency-s-most-experienced-astronaut

 

[BarkingGhostar]

Gemini, Apollo and the Shuttle. What a career.

 

[Darwin333]

Truly a pioneer, he had one hell of a life. May he RIP.

 

[Thebobo]

Yea what a career. He was NASA's hipster always wore that turtle neck shirt. Doubt you can find a picture without one even in his NASA jumpsuit.

 

[Brovane]

God speed John Young.

The "Mysterious John Young- The Ultimate Astronaut Part 1- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n7yx_6IC8A&index=7&list=PLEzTCuzD-_t6Mh_k0ENDaTpH8Fp0OyLSJ

The "Mysterious John Young- The Ultimate Astronaut Part 2-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYXqsBEXtTk&index=8&list=PLEzTCuzD-_t6Mh_k0ENDaTpH8Fp0OyLSJ

The "Mysterious John Young- The Ultimate Astronaut Part 3-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuO_DLHrkys&index=9&list=PLEzTCuzD-_t6Mh_k0ENDaTpH8Fp0OyLSJ

"Look at that! If anybody ever said, "you'll be sitting in a spacecraft naked with a 134-pound backpack on your knees charging it", I'd have said "Aw, get serious". - John Young - Apollo-16