Astronaut John Young DEAD @ 87

He was the commander of the first space shuttle flight, who earlier walked on the moon.  

He also orbited the moon twice on the two-man Gemini missions--a total of six historic flights into space.  His career with NASA spanned 42 years.  

spaceflightnow.com/2018/01/06/legendary-astronaut-john-w-young-dies/