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The Apollo Program
(C) John W. Young Commander
(L) Thomas K. Mattingly Command Module Pilot
(R) Charles M. Duke, Jr. Lunar Module Pilot

Crew Spaceflight Histories:

John W. Young
  Mission Dates Role Notes
  Gemini 3 March 23, 1965 Pilot first to use computer on manned space flight.
  Gemini X July 18-21, 1966 Commander
  Apollo 10 May 18-26, 1969 Command Module Pilot lunar orbit, closest approach
Apollo 16 April 16-27, 1972 Commander lunar landing
STS-1 April 12-14, 1981 Commander maiden flight of Space Shuttle "Columbia"
STS-9 Nov 28 - Dec 8, 1983 Commander first flight of Spacelab
 
Thomas K. Mattingly II
  Mission Dates Role Notes
  Apollo 16 April 16-27, 1972 Command Module Pilot originally on crew of Apollo 13, replaced by Swigert
  STS-4 June 27 - July 4, 1982 Commander "Columbia", final STS research & dev. flight
STS-51C Jan 24-27, 1985 Commander "Discovery" orbiter.
 
Charles M. Duke, Jr.
  Mission Dates Role Notes
  Apollo 16 April 16-27, 1972 Lunar Module Pilot
 

Apollo 16 Backup Crew:

Fred Haise, Jr. commander
Stuart A. Roosa command module pilot
Edgar D. Mitchell lunar module pilot