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<p class="story" align="left">Thirty-two years ago today the Apollo 16 lunar module Orion dropped down on to the Descartes highlands. Commander John Young was an astronaut's astronaut. He understood systems engineering, he was a great pilot and he loved space with a passion. John was the astronaut who smuggled a corned beef sandwich aboard Gemini 3 and who did wheelies with the Apollo 16 Moon buggy. His enthusiasm is evident here in his famous jumping salute - notice that his shadow and boots don't touch!  And he is still at NASA and he still comes to the Lunar & Planetary Science Conferences every year to see what's new on the Moon. John Young is a great hero - he will be remembered when the Apollo program is lost in the mists of time.</p>
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<p class="story"><b>Related Links:</b><br>[http://www.johnwyoung.com/ John Young website]</p>
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<p><b>Yesterday's LPOD:</b> [[April 20, 2004|On the Moon]] </p>
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<p><b>Tomorrow's LPOD:</b> [[April 22, 2004|Earth Day]] </p>
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[mailto:tychocrater@yahoo.com Charles A. Wood]</p>
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Latest revision as of 19:15, 7 February 2015

A Boisterous Astronaut

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A Boisterous Astronaut

Thirty-two years ago today the Apollo 16 lunar module Orion dropped down on to the Descartes highlands. Commander John Young was an astronaut's astronaut. He understood systems engineering, he was a great pilot and he loved space with a passion. John was the astronaut who smuggled a corned beef sandwich aboard Gemini 3 and who did wheelies with the Apollo 16 Moon buggy. His enthusiasm is evident here in his famous jumping salute - notice that his shadow and boots don't touch! And he is still at NASA and he still comes to the Lunar & Planetary Science Conferences every year to see what's new on the Moon. John Young is a great hero - he will be remembered when the Apollo program is lost in the mists of time.

Related Links:
John Young website

Yesterday's LPOD: On the Moon

Tomorrow's LPOD: Earth Day


Author & Editor:
Charles A. Wood

 


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