John W. Young

	JOHN W. YOUNG Astronaut - Test Pilot
	John Young earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering in 1952 and was designated a Naval Aviator in 1954. In 1959 he completed Navy test pilot training and was assigned to the Naval Air Test Center where he later set time to climb world records to 3,000m. (10,000 ft.) and 25,000m (82,000 ft.) and 25,000m (82,000 ft.) in the F-4 Phantom. Young was selected to be an astronaut in 1962 and participated in spaceflights of the Gemini and Apollo programs. He commanded the Gemini 10 mission, was command module pilot of Apollo 10, and commanded the Apollo 16 mission to the moon. He was also commander of two space shuttle missions; STS-1, the first orbital flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia; and STS-9 the first spacelab mission which lasted ten days. In 1973, John Young served NASA as Chief of the Space Shuttle Branch of the Astronaut Office, then as Chief of the Astronaut Office from 1974 to 1987, and now as Special Assistant for Engineering, Operations and Safety to the Director of the Johnson Space Center.
	Elected to the International Aerospace Hall of Fame 1995