Consider the following statements about Mr X 1 Mr X was the 9th person to walk on moo...........

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Consider the following statements about Mr. X:

1. Mr. X was the 9th person to walk on moon.

2. Mr. X has been the first person to fly in space for 6 times.

3. Mr. X passed away recently was a legendary astronaut of NASA.

Who among the following is Mr. X?

Edgar Mitchell

David Scott

John Young

James Irwin

Explanation:

Third option is correct.

John Watts Young was an American astronaut, naval officer and aviator, test pilot, and aeronautical engineer. He became the ninth person to walk on the Moon as Commander of the Apollo 16 mission in 1972.

He is the only person to have piloted, and been commander of, four different classes of spacecraft: Gemini, the Apollo Command/Service Module, the Apollo Lunar Module, and the Space Shuttle.