It does this whenever it’s told.”
John Young –
Astronaut, test pilot, moonwalker.
September 24, 1930 – January 5, 2018.
Aged 87 years.
Most recognized for: Yep. Yet another dead astronaut. Somebody should have wisened up and submitted a list of nothing but aged NASA dudes. John had the longest career of any astronaut, with 42 years of service. He was also the only guy to have flown/commanded all 4 classes of NASA spacecraft and the first crazy fukker to pilot a space shuttle in 1981.
