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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

Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris