Astronauts John W. Young (left), pilot, and Virgil I. Grissom, command pilot, for the Gemini-Titan 3 flight, are shown leaving the launch pad after simulations in the Gemini-3 spacecraft. NASA ...

Astronaut John Young dead at 87 01:02. Legendary astronaut John Young -- who twice ventured into space in pioneering two-man Gemini capsules, orbited the moon and then walked on its cratered ...

America's most experienced astronaut has passed away at the age of 87. In a statement, acting NASA said that Captain John Young (US Navy, retired) died on January 5 due to complications from ...

In March 1965 astronauts Gus Grissom and John Young flew orbited the earth three times in the first manned Gemini mission.While in space, Grissom fired thruster rockets to test the craft's man… ...

Waiting inside the Gemini 3 capsule on March 23, 1965, John Young was about to embark on the first of six voyages into space —seven if you count Apollo 16's liftoff from the moon.

Gemini III pilot John Young is followed by command pilot Gus Grissom as they walk to elevator at Launch Pad 19 for their three-orbit flight. The first mission of the Gemini spacecraft took place ...

Young returned to space on July 18th, 1966 as the Command Pilot for Gemini 10, along with future Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins. The two spent almost three days in space, completing 43 orbits ...

The first manned Gemini mission launches from Merritt Island on March 23, 1965. The Gemini 3 spacecraft "Molly Brown" carried astronauts Virgil I. Grissom, command pilot, and John W. Young into space.

NASA's Titan II GLV rocket lifted off on July 18, 1966 at 5:20 p.m. EST (0920 GMT), toting the Gemini 10 spacecraft with astronauts John Young and Michael Collins on board. Rocker Arm Illusion NASA ...

WASHINGTON - In more than four decades at NASA, astronaut John Young has flown in space six times — seven if you count his lunar liftoff. He smuggled a corned beef sandwich aboard a Gemini ...