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Old 01-07-18, 01:14 AM   #1
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Default Astronaut John Young.

Sad to hear John Young passed away Jan 5/18 due to complications from pneumonia. RIP
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Old 01-07-18, 07:03 AM   #2
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  1. Gemini 3
  2. Gemini 10
  3. Apollo 10
  4. Apollo 16
  5. STS-1
  6. STS-9

RIP John Young.
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Old 01-07-18, 07:11 AM   #3
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Another space pioneer gone but not forgotten. Thank you for all you've done in space flight pioneering and lunar exploration sir.
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Old 01-07-18, 07:31 AM   #4
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Amongst his many achievments he was also the astronaut with the longest career.

RIP Sir
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Old 01-07-18, 08:58 AM   #5
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What a long and illustrious career.

R.I.P. John Young.
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Old 01-07-18, 11:03 AM   #6
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A real-life hero
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Old 01-07-18, 11:37 AM   #7
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Good-by John ... RIP

We are born, we live, we die, the real mystery is what happens on the other side
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Old 01-07-18, 05:48 PM   #8
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I was saddened to see this pop up in the news yesterday. Lost another great from the best era of space exploration.
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