John Young Biography

During Gemini X American astronauts Mike Collins and John Young make two rendezvous and docking maneuvers with Agena target vehicles, plus complete a complex EVA

Pilots the command module during transposition and docking with lunar module Snoopy.

Remains aboard the command module as Apollo 10 enters lunar orbit.

Pilots the command module during Apollo 10.

Pilots Charlie Brown alone while Stafford and Cernan fly Snoopy close to the lunar surface.

Conducts lunar observations and tracking from Charlie Brown during the lunar module's independent flight.

Pilots command module Charlie Brown during the active rendezvous and redocking with Snoopy.

Pilots Charlie Brown during the final docking with Snoopy after the landing rehearsal.

Returns with Stafford and Cernan after completing the full lunar landing rehearsal except touchdown.

Continues toward the Moon after a programming change neutralizes an erroneous guidance-system gimbal-lock indication.

Commands Apollo 16, the fifth crewed lunar landing mission.

Commands Orion to a landing in the Descartes Highlands after Mission Control clears the delayed descent.

Pilots Orion to the Descartes Highlands after a delay caused by command-module propulsion concerns.

Begins the first surface excursion, deploying equipment and exploring the Descartes landing area.

Accidentally breaks the heat-flow experiment cable while moving near the ALSEP site.

Performs the planned Lunar Roving Vehicle Grand Prix exercise to evaluate rover handling.

Uses the lunar rover during Apollo 16 exploration.

Drives the rover toward Stone Mountain during Apollo 16’s second surface EVA.

Commands Orion's ascent stage as it leaves the Moon for rendezvous with Casper.