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Topic: John Young, NASA astronaut (1930-2018)
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GACspaceguy
Member Posts: 2476
From: Guyton, GA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 01-06-2018 12:36 PM
   
Such a sad day. |
randy
Member Posts: 2176
From: West Jordan, Utah USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 01-06-2018 12:37 PM
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Panther494
Member Posts: 402
From: London UK
Registered: Jan 2013
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posted 01-06-2018 12:38 PM
A great truly hero, very sad. R.I.P. |
ea757grrl
Member Posts: 729
From: South Carolina
Registered: Jul 2006
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posted 01-06-2018 12:41 PM
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Greggy_D
Member Posts: 977
From: Michigan
Registered: Jul 2006
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posted 01-06-2018 12:44 PM
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jasonelam
Member Posts: 691
From: Monticello, KY USA
Registered: Mar 2007
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posted 01-06-2018 12:46 PM
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SpaceAngel
Member Posts: 307
From: Maryland
Registered: May 2010
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posted 01-06-2018 12:48 PM
I cannot believe another astronaut (i.e. John Young) has passed away. :'(In addition, it also means two things: - The crew of Gemini 3 are no more.
- Tom Stafford is the last living survivor of Apollo 10.
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hlbjr
Member Posts: 475
From: Delray Beach Florida USA
Registered: Mar 2006
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posted 01-06-2018 12:48 PM
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ejectr
Member Posts: 1751
From: Killingly, CT
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 01-06-2018 12:52 PM
He was my favorite. Got to meet him at KSC visitor center in 1999. |
David Carey
Member Posts: 782
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Registered: Mar 2009
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posted 01-06-2018 01:03 PM
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edorr
Member Posts: 64
From: Chelmsford, MA
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 01-06-2018 01:03 PM
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Lewis007
Member Posts: 102
From: Geldermalsen, the Netherlands
Registered: Mar 2010
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posted 01-06-2018 01:03 PM
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mrspacehead
Member Posts: 43
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Registered: Jun 2017
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posted 01-06-2018 01:10 PM
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Ian Limbrey
Member Posts: 124
From: England
Registered: Nov 2012
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posted 01-06-2018 01:11 PM
Just finished reading his book and this news is so sad but what a hero! |
alanh_7
Member Posts: 1252
From: Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 01-06-2018 01:15 PM
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Madon_space
Member Posts: 667
From: uk
Registered: Sep 2002
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posted 01-06-2018 01:20 PM
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Sputnik 1
Member Posts: 48
From: Heilbronn, Germany
Registered: Jul 2011
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posted 01-06-2018 01:26 PM
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rgarner
Member Posts: 1193
From: Shepperton, United Kingdom
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 01-06-2018 01:28 PM
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Paul78zephyr
Member Posts: 675
From: Hudson, MA
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted 01-06-2018 01:39 PM
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dom
Member Posts: 855
From:
Registered: Aug 2001
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posted 01-06-2018 01:56 PM
I always loved his dry wit in interviews... Godspeed John Young. RIP |
space1
Member Posts: 853
From: Danville, Ohio
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 01-06-2018 01:59 PM
The very definition of cool under pressure. Thank you for all of your contributions. Rest in peace. |
Headshot
Member Posts: 864
From: Vancouver, WA, USA
Registered: Feb 2012
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posted 01-06-2018 02:04 PM
There are no words. |
wickball
Member Posts: 107
From: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted 01-06-2018 02:11 PM
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asdert
Member Posts: 54
From: Germany
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 01-06-2018 02:14 PM
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Mike_The_First
Member Posts: 436
From: USA
Registered: Jun 2014
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posted 01-06-2018 02:18 PM
quote:
Originally posted by SpaceAngel:
In addition, it also means two things...
You missed a few, actually:John Young was the 7th moonwalker to pass away, meaning that, now, less than half of them are still alive. The Apollo 16 crew of Young, Duke, and Mattingly was the last full crew of a lunar landing mission still with us. With Young's passing, there are no full lunar landing Apollo crews still alive. Apollo 8 is now the only Apollo lunar voyage crew without a deceased member. Similarly to the above, John Young and Charlie Duke were the only two moonwalkers from the same mission to still be with us. Now there's no more than one out of two moonwalkers still alive from each Apollo lunar landing. STS-2 is now the only two-man orbital shuttle crew where both members are still alive and the only orbital shuttle crew prior to STS-51J with every member still alive. EDIT: I almost forgot one. Jim Lovell is now the only man alive to travel to the moon twice. Lunar landings ended before the crews could repeat, leaving the opportunity to go back open only to those who went on pre-landing missions. Of those six men, only Lovell, Young and Cernan got back in line. Similarly, due to the Apollo 13 explosion and the passing of John Young, no man alive today has been to the moon more than once and walked on its surface. |
india-mike
Member Posts: 76
From: Linnich, Northrine Westfalia, Germany
Registered: Jan 2012
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posted 01-06-2018 02:25 PM
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uk spacefan
Member Posts: 168
From: London
Registered: Jan 2007
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posted 01-06-2018 02:26 PM
Another hero has gone. RIP John Young. |
SkyMan1958
Member Posts: 867
From: CA.
Registered: Jan 2011
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posted 01-06-2018 02:34 PM
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kyra
Member Posts: 583
From: Louisville CO US
Registered: Aug 2003
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posted 01-06-2018 02:44 PM
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saturn1b
Member Posts: 159
From: Westcliffe, CO
Registered: Jun 2006
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posted 01-06-2018 02:51 PM
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mach3valkyrie
Member Posts: 719
From: Albany, Oregon
Registered: Jul 2006
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posted 01-06-2018 03:02 PM
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fredtrav
Member Posts: 1673
From: Birmingham AL
Registered: Aug 2010
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posted 01-06-2018 03:03 PM
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Michael Davis
Member Posts: 528
From: Houston, Texas
Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 01-06-2018 03:08 PM
This news hits very hard. I had the honor of meeting him once and considered him to be the best of the best. Very sad news. |
AlanC
Member Posts: 147
From: Scotland
Registered: Nov 2014
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posted 01-06-2018 03:27 PM
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Cozmosis22
Member Posts: 968
From: Texas * Earth
Registered: Apr 2011
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posted 01-06-2018 03:27 PM
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18blue78
Member Posts: 126
From: UK
Registered: Aug 2013
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posted 01-06-2018 03:31 PM
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bruce
Member Posts: 916
From: Fort Mill, SC, USA
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 01-06-2018 03:31 PM
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Kite
Member Posts: 831
From: Northampton UK
Registered: Nov 2009
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posted 01-06-2018 03:33 PM
Another very sad day with the passing of a true legend of humankind. RIP. |
Spoon
Member Posts: 143
From: Cumbria, UK
Registered: May 2006
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posted 01-06-2018 03:33 PM
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Andy L
Member Posts: 21
From: England
Registered: Aug 2012
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posted 01-06-2018 03:38 PM
A true hero. |
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