JOHN WATTS YOUNG US Passport 1963 Moonwalker Gemini Apollo Space Shuttle

Item Description

You’re looking at one of the rarest documents in space history. This isn’t a souvenir. This is a piece of human achievement that connects Earth to the Moon.

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The Document

This is an official United States passport issued to John Watts Young on April 23, 1963. It bears his full signature and Passport No. Y156738. The document is from my collection and includes:

A government remark saying he was “ABROAD ON AN OFFICIAL ASSIGNMENT FOR THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.”
Visas from Panama and Guatemala, reflecting training missions tied to survival and preparation.
A passport renewal stamp extending validity from 1966 to 1968.
All other pages of the 48-page passport are unused.
Condition is excellent for age.

Who Was John W. Young?

If you don’t already know the name, here’s why it matters:

Young was NASA’s longest-serving astronaut, with a career spanning the Gemini, Apollo, and Space Shuttle programs.
He flew six space missions, a record at the time.
He is one of only 12 humans ever to have been on the Moon.
He walked on the lunar surface during Apollo 16 and commanded the first Space Shuttle mission, STS-1.
In total, he spent 34 days, 19 hours, 39 minutes in space, including 20 hours, 14 minutes on the Moon.
He retired from NASA after 42 years and died in 2018 at age 87.

Why This Passport Matters

There are about eight billion people on Earth today, and only a dozen have ever walked on the Moon. This passport belonged to one of them. That makes it not just historical but a rare artifact of human space exploration.

This isn’t a poster. It’s the personal travel document of a Moonwalker, issued long before his name became legendary.

The world is focused again on returning to the Moon after more than 50 years. NASA’s Artemis program is actively preparing missions that will resume human lunar exploration.

Artemis II, the next crewed lunar mission, is targeted for early to mid-2026 with a team of four astronauts orbiting the Moon to test life-support and deep-space systems — a critical step toward landing again.

Artemis III, planned for a future lunar landing near the Moon’s South Pole, aims to bring humans — including the first woman and the first person of color — back to the surface for scientific exploration and potential long-term lunar habitation.

By owning a passport issued to one of the last Moonwalkers, you hold a bridge between Apollo’s legacy and humanity’s next return to the Moon. That’s context that makes a real difference to serious collectors.

Who Would Value This?

Space history collectors
Moon landing memorabilia collectors
Museums or exhibit curators
Serious passport or autography collectors

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