Millenium of Flight Festival

Edinburgh, Scotland
July 4, 2000

Photos by Lindsey McFadyen

One of the questions that he was asked: "Why, when for other missions they flew monkeys and dogs first many times to test the craft, did they put you up in STS 1 without that same testing?" "Cuz I like bananas?" - John Young, 7-4-00, Edinburgh Millenium of Flight Festival

As he showed a photo of a piece of equipment that is meant to filter dust on the Mars lander, he commented that he had asked why it hadn't been tested yet... And the reply he got was, "In case it doesn't work and gets full of dust!" He shook his head and said: "So they won't test it in case it gets dusty???? That's NASA for ya!" - John Young, 7-4-00, Edinburgh Millenium of Flight Festival

"John Young has done so much to stimulate the growth in the scientific world and the technological world...what an intellect and what a wit this man has." - Derek Horne

Photo by Derek Horne

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John Young and Steve Procter

"...a superb presentation...what a dry wit!!!" - Steve Procter

Photos by David Gardner

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Photos by Mark Plas

Mark Plas and John Young

A child asked if he had ever seen an alien... "Oh yeah....loads of 'em....all those who didn't believe in the space program. They were aliens for sure." - John Young, 7-4-00, Edinburgh Millenium of Flight Festival

Photos by Iain Gow

Adam Smith and John Young

Photos below courtesy of Adam Smith and the National Museum of Scotland

At the grand opening of an exhibit on space travel at the National Museum of Scotland