- Representing U.S. astronauts
in a ceremony honoring the 10th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's
first space flight,
Young presented a tribute to Gagarin
on June 25, 1971, at the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR)
of the International Council of Scientific Unions in Seattle, Washington.
Text of Cmdr. Young's tribute to Yuri Gagarin
Young standing on LEM ladder
Capsule Communicator (CAPCOM) Assignments:
Gemini 11
Apollo 7
Apollo 13
Apollo 17
- Named backup commander for Apollo 17 on July 1, 1972
Apollo 17 and backup crews
Joke photo taken with Apollo 17 crew
- When the fender of the lunar rover was damaged during
the Apollo 17 mission, Young suggested repairing it with lunar maps.
