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Biography
NASA Career - 1973-1977
Young with visitors from the People's Republic of China
- January 1973 - assigned as Chief of the Space Shuttle
Branch of the Astronaut Office - duties included providing operational
and engineering astronaut support for the design and development of the
space shuttle.
With
Apollo ASTP crew
- Was named Acting Chief of the Astronaut Office, April
30, 1974 - responsible for the coordination, scheduling, and control activities
of the astronauts.
When asked about fear on his missions:
"My wife says that when they told me Apollo 16 had a 1 in 5 chance of being
successful, I just shrugged it off. Test pilots don't think about that kind
of stuff. Besides, I had too many switches to learn..."
- John Young at a National Air & Space museum lecture, 04-11-03
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Young with visitors
Major NASA accomplishments during this time:
Apollo-Soyuz
Space Shuttle Approach and Landing Test Program
25 space shuttle missions
Young with visitors
A student at Gemini Elementary
asked Young if he was "scared" when he went into space:
"Yes, every time. I'm not ashamed
to admit, either."
- TODAY, 11-14-77
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Slayton, Crippen and Young
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