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John Young
American astronaut, naval officer, test pilot and aeronautical engineer (1930–2018).
Born September 24th, 1930 in San Francisco.
Died January 5th, 2018 at 87 years old in Houston (pneumonia). [ref]
Occupations
astronaut, autobiographer, military aviator, military flight engineer, naval officer, test pilot
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