NASA astronaut John Young, who flew on six space missions and walked on the moon during a four-decade career at the space agency, died on January 5 at age 87. Here’s a look back at Young’s career and images from the Apollo 16 lunar mission he commanded in 1972, all from the archives at NASA.
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