John Young, NASA’s longest-serving astronaut, who flew in space six times, walked on the moon and commanded the first space shuttle flight, has died aged 87. NASA said Young passed away at his home in Houston, Texas on Friday night (Jan. 5) following complications from pneumonia. In a career spanning three generations and as many NASA space programs, Young flew twice to the Moon, walked on its surface and flew the first Space Shuttle mission. “Today, NASA and the world have lost a pioneer," NASA Acting Administrator Robert Lightfoot said in a statement, calling him the US space agency’s most experienced astronaut. Throughout his 42-year career, Young flew six times into space: twice during NASA's Gemini program in the 1960s, twice on the Apollo lunar missions and twice on space shuttles in the 1980s. He was the only person to fly on all three programs, and the ninth man to walk on the moon. He was also known for pulling out a corned beef sandwich … [Read more...] about John Young, US astronaut and space shuttle commander, dies
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Terror law watchdog Max Hill who said terrorists should be given ‘space’ is being paid a whopping £1200 per day
CONTROVERSIAL terror law watchdog Max Hill is being paid £1,200 a day, it emerged last night.The QC — who said British jihadis should be given “space” to get back to normal rather than be prosecuted — earned almost as much in nine months as the PM gets in a year.Figures obtained using Freedom of Information rules show that from March, when he was appointed, to December 1 he was paid more than £146,130. Theresa May is on £150,402 a year.He also gets expenses, including £533 for a two-night stay in Poland for a summit and £15,630 for “admin and office running costs”.Mr Hill, the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, sparked a storm in October for saying ISIS fighters were “naive” teens.He added: “We should be looking towards reintegration.” He also met with Islamist group Cage, whose director of research praised IS executioner Jihadi John as a “beautiful young man”.Mr Hill denied it … [Read more...] about Terror law watchdog Max Hill who said terrorists should be given ‘space’ is being paid a whopping £1200 per day
Opticians designated a safe space in town
AN OPTICIANS has been designated a safe place in North Yorkshire for anyone who needs support in the community. Specsavers on Northallerton High Street is now a recognised venue where vulnerable members of the community can seek immediate support if needed. The North Yorkshire Safe Places scheme is run by the county council in partnership with North Yorkshire Police and other organisations. Loading article content The scheme is aimed at providing immediate support for the elderly, mentally or physically disabled, and vulnerable people in the community, ensuring they have a haven whereby they can seek assistance and find comfort if needed. Dedicated safe places will display specialist signs in an easily visible place, and those who are registered to the scheme will carry cards or wear wristbands highlighting their needs and emergency contact details. Once at the safe place, the safe place will be able to contact a central contact centre who will then send a responder to the … [Read more...] about Opticians designated a safe space in town
US astronaut John Young who commanded first space shuttle mission dies
American astronaut John Young, who walked on the moon during Apollo 16 and commanded the first space shuttle mission, has died, NASA announced on Saturday. Young passed away from complications of pneumonia at the age of 87 on Friday. He completed six spaceflights during his career, which was a world record at the time of his retirement. He is the only person to go into space as part of the Gemini, Apollo and space shuttle programs. Read more: 2018: Highlights in Space During this career spanning three generations of spaceflight, he spent a total of 835 hours in space. In a post on Twitter, NASA called Young their "most experienced astronaut." "Today, NASA and the world have lost a pioneer," acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot said in a statement. "John Young was at the forefront of human space exploration with his poise, talent, and tenacity. He was in every way the 'astronaut's astronaut.'" Young was born in San Francisco California but grew up in … [Read more...] about US astronaut John Young who commanded first space shuttle mission dies
‘Space pioneer’ astronaut John Young who walked on the moon dies
Pioneering astronaut John Young, who walked on the moon and later commanded the first space shuttle flight, has died aged 87. Space agency Nasa said he died on Friday night following complications from pneumonia. It said he “was one of that group of early space pioneers whose bravery and commitment sparked our nation’s first great achievements in space”. Nasa said Mr Young was the only agency astronaut to go into space as part of the Gemini, Apollo and space shuttle programmes. He was also the first to fly into space six times and the ninth man to walk on the moon. He died at home in Houston. Young was in Nasa’s second astronaut class, chosen in 1962, along with the likes of Neil Armstrong, Pete Conrad and James Lovell. “Today, Nasa and the world have lost a pioneer. Astronaut John Young’s storied career spanned three generations of spaceflight,” administrator Robert Lightfoot said. Counting his takeoff from the moon in 1972 as … [Read more...] about ‘Space pioneer’ astronaut John Young who walked on the moon dies