John Young
American astronaut, naval officer, test pilot and aeronautical engineer (1930–2018)
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Walked on the Moon as Apollo 16 commander in 1972. Navy test pilot turned astronaut who logged more hours in space than almost anyone of his era.
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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.
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