NASA Astronaut John Young

This is a video produced for the retirement of NASA astronaut John Young. He retired in Dec. 2004 after an amazing career, flying the first Gemini mission with Gus Grissom. He was the first astronaut to fly six times -- walking on the moon during Apollo 16 and commanding the first space shuttle flight in 1981. Learn more about NASA at http://www.nasa.gov/home.

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[KevLancaster1]

Did levon helm narrate the first part of The Right Stuff?

[tvspace]

@KevLancaster1 Yes, he did. He actually had a co-starring role in the film as Chuck's colleague.

[KevLancaster1]

@tvspace is he the one he asks if he has a stick of chewing gum all the time? Ill pay ya back later,..... Fair enough!

[tvspace]

@KevLancaster1 That's him. He had performed as a concert the night before he tracked our video and his voice was a bit strained... but who could turn down an opportunity to work with such a terrific guy!

[Gelf13]

I wish we'd cut this in HD.

[tvspace]

@Gelf13 We can always do it again!

[TROUBLESOME2009]

Brilliant Video.

[wailonskydog9286]

Is that Levon Helm narrating?

[ch1ldpr3d3t0r]

whats this about young crying on the moon?

[umair103pk]

He certainly flew the most daring test flight in the history of aviation the STS-1 with all the problems that thermal protection system he and Bob Crippen still went ahead.

[1312gilbert]

venez voir mes vidéos et vous verrez la vérité!!

[KevLancaster1]

@tvspace Ha excellent! His character really puts forward how a pilot cannot function in the air without great ground crew. I loved the opening line in The Right Stuff also, "There was a Demon....."

I'll look up his music now too. Cheers!