NASA Mourns the Passing of Astronaut John Young

[Pete Dero]

https://www.nasa.gov/astronautprofiles/young

Astronaut John Young, who walked on the Moon during Apollo 16 and commanded the first space shuttle mission, died Friday, Jan. 5, 2018, at the age of 87 from complications of pneumonia. Young began his impressive career at NASA in 1962, when he was selected from among hundreds of young pilots to join NASA's second astronaut class, known as the "New Nine."

[Staggerwing]

RIP John.

A quite impressive career, from Gemini to Apollo to Space Shuttle.

[Greybriar]

Rest in peace, John.

[Martok]

RIP, Mr. Young. 

[mirth]

RIP

[Emeraldlis]

R.I.P John Young .

[Sir Slash]

A true American Hero and Space Pioneer. 

[DoctorQuest]

The man was the definition of the "right stuff".

RIP.