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T O P I C R E V I E WALAINAstronaut John Young has a staggering number of historic spaceflightfirsts and NASA records included in his service record. Young flew on boardthe first manned Gemini mission, operated the first computer on a mannedspacecraft, flew on two Apollo moon missions, and was mission commanderon the very first flight of the Space Shuttle. His six spaceflights(seven, if you count his liftoff from the moon on Apollo 16) tie a NASA record.Yet for all his accomplishments in the sky, few are aware of a uniqueland speed record that John Young also holds.WHAT UNIQUE LAND SPEED RECORD DOES ASTRONAUT JOHN YOUNG HOLD?nasamadIs it the lunar speed record aboard LRV-2 ?Happy Collecting...AdamKen HavekotteYes, I think it must be. LRV-2 reached a top speed of 10 kilometers per hour during Apollo 16's third EVA on the moon in April 1972. But on another occasion while going downhill the lunar rover reached a max speed of 17 kilometers per hour in which John Young was the driver.
WHAT UNIQUE LAND SPEED RECORD DOES ASTRONAUT JOHN YOUNG HOLD?
Happy Collecting...Adam
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