‘Pioneer’ astronaut John Young dies
US astronaut John Young, who flew to the moon twice and commanded the first ever space shuttle mission, has died aged 87, Nasa said.
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John Young, US astronaut and pioneer, dies aged 87
He was the only person to have flown missions on the Gemini, Apollo and space shuttle programmes.
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