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Last Minute Inspection
September 24th, 2012
12:06 PM ET

Last Minute Inspection

"Sept. 24 marks the 82nd birthday of John W. Young, the only astronaut to fly aboard the Gemini, Apollo and space shuttle spacecraft. In this 1965 photo, Young is going through last-minute checks before the mission's March 23 launch. Young was the pilot on this flight, which was commanded by original astronaut Gus Grissom."

Source: NASA

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  1. Hollywood

    Happy birthday to a man who has flown into the history books

    September 27, 2012 at 4:04 am | Reply

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