John Young, NASA's Longest-Serving Astronaut, Retires

After two trips to the Moon and four Earth-orbit missions, Navy Capt. (ret.) John W. Young, 74, NASA's longest-serving astronaut, is retiring from the agency this month. He was honored last week at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum for his 40+ years of service, which included a career...

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