John W. Young, born September 24, 1930 in San Francisco, California, has been referred to as NASA's most experienced astronaut. He was the only person to participate in three different space programs.
In the 1960s, he flew on Gemini 3 and Gemini 10. He flew on Apollo 10 and Apollo 16, making him one of three people to go to the moon twice. In the 1980s, he flew twice on Columbia (STS-1), the first space shuttle flight, and again on STS-9.
After 42 years with NASA, he retired in December 2004. He passed away in January 2018 from complications from pneumonia.
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