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John Young dies legendary moonwalker and shuttle pioneer
NASA said astronaut John Young, who walked on the moon and commanded the first space shuttle flight, died in Houston at 87 from pneumonia complications. He flew six times to space across Gemini Apollo and the shuttle, commanded Apollo 16 and the first shuttle mission, and influenced safety culture at NASA for decades.
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