The Explorers' Club, № CMXXV

The Space Race—The New Nine, Part II
John Watts Young (24 September 1930-5 January 2018), Captain, U.S. Navy—He flew Gemini 3 (Molly Brown, 1965), Gemini X (1966), Apollo 10 (Charlie Brown, 1969), Apollo 16 (Casper & Orion, 1972), STS-1 (Columbia, 1981), & STS-9 (Columbia, 1983); he was one of the twelve Moonwalkers, one of three astronauts to fly to the Moon twice, & a notorious smuggler of corned beef sandwiches.

Commentary: The S.S. John Young was a Cygnus robotic cargo spacecraft that flew the NG-10 resupply mission to the International Space Station (17 November 2018-25 February 2019).

Bonus! Space Race Song o' the Day: The New Nine—John Young
Brad Paisley, "This Is Country Music" from This Is Country Music (Space Cadet Mike Papa Whiskey)

The Wayback Machine Tour of John Young
"The Explorers' Club," № DXCIII: An earlier biography on the occasion of his death (2018).
"The Explorers' Club," № DCCXXXIX: The 55th Anniversary of Gemini 3
"The Explorers' Club," № DCCCXXX: The 55th Anniversary of Gemini X
"The Explorers' Club," № DCCL: The 51st Anniversary of Apollo 10, Part I
"The Explorers' Club," № DCCLI: The 51st Anniversary of Apollo 10, Part II
"The Explorers' Club," № DCCCII: The 51st Anniversary of Apollo 10, Part III
"The Explorers' Club," № DCCCLXXVIII: The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 16, Part I
"The Explorers' Club," № DCCCLXXIX: The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 16, Part II
"The Explorers' Club," № DCCCLXXX: The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 16, Part III
"The Explorers' Club," № DCCCXI: The 40th Anniversary of STS-1

Commentary: Even this lengthy "Wayback Machine Tour" is not yet exhaustive, as Captain Young would fly the Space Shuttle a second time on STS-9 (November 1983). Look for "Explorers' Club" coverage of the fortieth anniversary of STS-9 this fall, God willing & should the Earth perdure.

Requiescat in pace.