Universal Newsreel Volume 39, Release 59
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Young, John, 1930-2018
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John Young was an American astronaut, naval officer and aviator, test pilot, and aeronautical engineer. He became the ninth person to walk on the Moon as commander of the Apollo 16 mission in 1972. He flew on four different classes of spacecraft: Gemini, the Apollo command and service module, the Apollo Lunar Module and the Space Shuttle. Before becoming an astronaut, Young received his Bachelor of Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology and joined the U.S. Navy. After serving at sea du...
Collins, Michael, 1930-2021
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Michael Collins (b. October 31, 1930, Rome, Italy) is an American astronaut and test pilot. He was on the Apollo 11 mission to the moon. Collins was also the director of the National Air and Space Museum and served as the undersecretary of the Smithsonian Institution....
Gemini 10 (Spacecraft)
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Gemini X was launched on July 18, 1966, with John W. Young serving as commander of the mission and Michael Collins serving as pilot. The primary objective of the Gemini X mission was to rendezvous and dock with Gemini Agena target vehicle 5005 (GATV-5005). The secondary objectives of the mission included rendezvous and docking in the fourth revolution; rendezvous with Gemini 8 Agena target vehicle (GATV-8) using Agena propulsion systems; conducting extra-vehicular activity (EVA); practicing dock...
