Laurence Young, professor emeritus of astronautics and renowned expert in bioastronautics, dies at 85, MIT “Laurence R. Young ’57, SM ’59, ScD ’62, the Apollo Program Professor Emeritus of Astronautics and professor of health sciences and technology at MIT, died peacefully at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Aug. 4 after a long illness. He was 85. … While he never flew a space mission, he served as backup crew […]