John Young passed away: Apollo astronaut who walked on the moon dies, aged 87

Fewer a fewer of these great men left. Said🙁

Sad indeed... 5 Moonwalkers remaining
Apollo 11 = Edwin Buzz Aldrin
Apollo 12 = Alan Bean
Apollo 15 = David Scott
Apollo 16 = Charles Duke
Apollo 17 = Harrison Schmitt

Meanwhile... 4 Moonwalkers remaining:
Apollo 11 = Edwin Buzz Aldrin
Apollo 15 = David Scott
Apollo 16 = Charles Duke
Apollo 17 = Harrison Schmitt

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RIP

You’ll always be part of this mysterious beautiful moon. RIP John

R.I.P. John Young...

I suggest everyone please also remember all of the astronauts still alive who paved the way to moon exploration, including General Thomas Stafford, who I had the pleasure of meeting at an OB event in St. Louis. Perhaps I should not admit it but his bravery, fearlessness, strength, and sense of duty all wrapped in his humility brought tears to my eyes as I listened in awe to his stories. He was asked how he resisted taking the Apollo moon lander all the way down to the surface when his Apollo 10 mission was only to test the lander's ability to descend toward the surface and then back up to dock with the orbiting module overhead. He said in his amazing quiet way, I didn't, though it was tempting, because those were not my orders..

Just for reference:
NASA astronaut Young wore this riveted brown leather strap with a foldable light metal "Timely" calendar over it in his official 1972 Apollo 16 portrait !
(Photo: NASA)
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