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Message 1911358 - Posted: 7 Jan 2018, 0:59:16 UTC

Legendary astronaut John Young, the ninth man to walk on the moon and who later commanded the first space shuttle flight, has died aged 87.
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NASA called Young one of its pioneers — the only agency astronaut to go into space as part of the Gemini, Apollo and Space Shuttle programs, and the first to fly into space six times.
"Astronaut John Young's storied career spanned three generations of spaceflight," acting NASA administrator Robert Lightfoot said.
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Even after leaving NASA in 2004, he worked to keep the space flame alive, noting in his official NASA biography that he was continuing to advocate the development of technologies "that will allow us to live and work on the moon and Mars".
"Those technologies over the long (or short) haul will save civilisation on Earth," he warned in his NASA bio, almost as a parting shot.

John Young, the legendary NASA astronaut who walked on the moon, dies aged 87.
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Message 1911367 - Posted: 7 Jan 2018, 1:11:54 UTC - in response to Message 1911358.  

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Message 1911370 - Posted: 7 Jan 2018, 1:16:36 UTC

He was the first astronaut officially reprimanded by NASA because of actions during a space flight.
The reason: he smuggled a corned beef sandwich aboard Gemini 3.
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Message 1911421 - Posted: 7 Jan 2018, 5:04:38 UTC

I am in Huntsville. Wondered why flags were at half mast.
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Message 1911443 - Posted: 7 Jan 2018, 7:53:23 UTC

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Message 1911444 - Posted: 7 Jan 2018, 7:56:01 UTC
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Message 1911453 - Posted: 7 Jan 2018, 10:37:14 UTC

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Message 1912453 - Posted: 12 Jan 2018, 3:36:54 UTC - in response to Message 1911358.  

To travel, throw or give oneself into the unknown.

Valued is such a one.

Carries our hopes and dreams.

John Young. Travel well.

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Message 1912459 - Posted: 12 Jan 2018, 4:20:40 UTC

R.I.P. John Young. One of the greatest astronauts.
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