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NASA Career - 1982-1986

'62-'63	'64-'65	'66-'67	'68-'69	'70-'72
'73-'77	'78-'81	'82-'86	'87-'95	'96-Present

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STS-6 crew debriefing

At STS-7 crew debriefing

"He's a cool, disciplined technician who talks enthusiastically about the space program..." Dick Baumbach - TODAY,1-14-79

STS-4 post flight debriefing

STS-8 debriefing

STS-8 debriefing

- Officially named as Commander of STS-9, April 19, 1982.

JSC Space News Roundup Story "Crews announced for STS-7, 8, and 9"

STS-41D walk out

STS-61a walk out

"His memos could be quite caustic, but were valuable safety pointers." Harry Conner; former Rockwell International engineer

Discussing a problem on 41-D

"...space flight is an old man's business." - John Young

STS-41G walk out

STS-51D walk out

"I...attribute [John's] severity to the intensity of his purpose and his professional rigor - the very things that have made him one of the nation's top (living) test pilots and, without question, America's top astronaut." U.S. Congressman Bill Nelson ( Mission ,213)

STS-41G

STS-7

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