John Young

John Young was an American astronaut, naval officer, test pilot and aeronautical engineer, born on 24 September 1930 and died on 5 January 2018. NASA selected him in 1962. He flew on the first crewed Gemini mission, Gemini 3, in 1965, then on Gemini 10, Apollo 10 and, as commander of Apollo 16 in 1972, became the ninth person to walk on the Moon. He then commanded STS-1, the first Space Shuttle flight, in 1981 and flew STS-9 in 1983. He retired from the Navy as a captain in 1976. Wikidata records nearly 35 days in space across six flights.

Born: 24 September 1930
Died: 5 January 2018
Country: United States
Flights: 6: Gemini 3 (1965), Gemini 10 (1966), Apollo 10 (1969), Apollo 16 (1972), STS-1 (1981), STS-9 (1983)
Time in space: 34 days 19 hours