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    Astronaut Day
    May 17, 1972

    The Apollo 16 crew were honored with a tickertape parade and other ceremonies in Chicago, including being escorted by Mayor Richard J. Daley.


    San Francisco's First Astronaut
    February 23, 2000

    CAS logo Honored with the unveiling of a plaque, located in the California Academy of Sciences.
    ASTRONAUT FINALLY GETS HIS DUE

    Astronaut John Young, who flew Gemini, Apollo and shuttle missions and is the most traveled man in space, will be honored with a plaque to be unveiled Wednesday at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. Young, who was born in San Francisco, lives in Houston nowadays. The Westin St. Francis is putting him up for a week.

    The honor for Young is the result of a campaign by space buff Ken Winans, who lives in Mill Valley and whose efforts included successful lobbying of Mayor Willie Brown and the San Francisco supervisors.

    (Reprinted by permission from Leah Garchik
    and the San Francisco Chronicle - http://www.sfgate.com )

    plaque Captain John W. Young, USN, Astronaut

    A native San Franciscan and space
    exploration pioneer.

    As an Apollo astronaut, he journeyed to
    the Moon twice - in 1969 & 1972. On his
    second trip to the Moon, he became the
    9th man to walk on its surface.

    In 1981, he commanded the space shuttle
    Columbia's maiden voyage into orbit.
    He is the only astronaut to have flown
    missions in the Gemini, Apollo and Space
    Shuttle Programs.

    Captain Young's dedication, skill and
    courage will help future generations travel
    to the stars.

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