What's also impressive is that the youngest of these people is 44. The oldest will be 49 when they take off in November of 2024. It's a testament to the amoun

What's also impressive is that the youngest of these people is 44. The oldest will be 49 when they take off in November of 2024. It's a testament to the amount of experience and training required for these missions. The Apollo astronauts were mostly around 40. With Ken Mattingly being the youngest person to land on the moon at a spritely 36.