{"678334":{"#nid":"678334","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Space Race: Georgia Tech\u2019s Aspiring Astronauts","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMany people dream of flying into space for NASA, but few achieve it. Georgia Tech has produced 14 astronauts, inspiring current students to pursue this challenging path. Despite long odds, aspiring astronauts apply repeatedly, driven by passion and determination. Their journey, whether successful or not, pushes them to excel and grow personally and professionally.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/feature\/astronauts\u0022\u003ERead more \u00bb\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"A community of dreamers share their stories, from engineering to training and reaching for the stars."}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMany people dream of flying into space for NASA, but few achieve it. Georgia Tech has produced 14 astronauts, inspiring current students to pursue this challenging path. Despite long odds, aspiring astronauts apply repeatedly, driven by passion and determination. Their journey, whether successful or not, pushes them to excel and grow personally and professionally.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech faculty, students, and recent grads share their stories about trying to become an astronaut, an aspiration that shaped their paths and continues to inspire their lives despite the challenging odds."}],"uid":"27255","created_gmt":"2024-11-11 20:49:34","changed_gmt":"2024-11-13 20:46:11","author":"Josie Giles","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2024-11-11T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2024-11-11T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"675575":{"id":"675575","type":"image","title":"agbeyibor.jpg","body":"\u003Cp\u003ERichard Agbeyibor, Flight Test Engineer, U.S. Air Force, sitting in a space exploration simulator.\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1731358206","gmt_created":"2024-11-11 20:50:06","changed":"1731358206","gmt_changed":"2024-11-11 20:50:06","alt":"Richard Agbeyibor, Flight Test Engineer, U.S. Air Force, sitting in a space exploration simulator.","file":{"fid":"259213","name":"agbeyibor.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/11\/11\/agbeyibor.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/11\/11\/agbeyibor.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":257356,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/11\/11\/agbeyibor.jpg?itok=-pockzS1"}}},"media_ids":["675575"],"groups":[{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"193653","name":"Georgia Tech Research Institute"},{"id":"193652","name":"Matter and Systems"},{"id":"193657","name":"Space Research Initiative"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}