{"693595":{"#nid":"693595","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Archives Receives John W. Young Collection","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Archives is pleased to announce the recent arrival of the personal papers and collection of John W. Young, a 1952 Georgia Tech graduate and NASA\u2019s longest-serving astronaut.\u0026nbsp;Young was the only astronaut to fly in the Gemini, Apollo, and space shuttle programs. Georgia Tech has described Young as \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/youtu.be\/d_t-t-d1DOQ?si=9ko9BxLaD_XCbW_R\u0022\u003E\u201cthe most experienced astronaut of all time.\u201d\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESusy Young, John Young\u2019s wife, is donating significant materials from his career in accordance with his wishes, helping ensure the materials are preserved and made accessible for research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe John W. Young collection includes materials related to the U.S. space program, with a strong focus on the Gemini, Apollo, and Space Shuttle programs. The collection includes binders, technical manuals, memoranda, mission reports, training materials, and published scientific volumes, many directly connected to Young\u2019s work as an astronaut.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA large portion of the collection consists of mission-related binders and technical materials from the Apollo program, including flight plans, operational handbooks, and engineering documentation. Several items show signs of use, including annotations, signatures, and other markings. The collection also includes Gemini-era training and simulation materials, along with Space Shuttle documents focused on safety, operations, and program development.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe donation strengthens the Georgia Tech Library\u2019s space history holdings with materials documenting Young\u2019s work across three major NASA programs. The collection will support research, teaching, and public engagement related to NASA history, aerospace engineering, and Georgia Tech\u2019s connections to the space program.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/youtu.be\/Xikuo8ZoOFk?si=qRN2DXX-29W-c5p5\u0022\u003EWatch an interview with Archives and Special Collections Manager Alex McGee during the collection\u2019s delivery to the Library Records Center.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe John W. Young collection is currently being processed and will be featured in an upcoming space exhibit planned for Fall 2027.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Young was the only astronaut to fly in the Gemini, Apollo, and space shuttle programs"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003EThe Georgia Tech Archives is pleased to announce the recent arrival of the personal papers and collection of John W. Young, a 1952 Georgia Tech graduate and NASA\u2019s longest-serving astronaut.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Georgia Tech Archives is pleased to announce the recent arrival of the personal papers and collection of John W. Young, a 1952 Georgia Tech graduate and NASA\u2019s longest-serving astronaut. "}],"uid":"36862","created_gmt":"2026-10-28 18:22:56","changed_gmt":"2026-10-31 19:29:12","author":"Gayle Schechter","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-10-28T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-10-28T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"681585":{"id":"681585","type":"image","title":"AlexSara.jpg","body":null,"created":"1793211791","gmt_created":"2026-10-28 18:23:11","changed":"1793211791","gmt_changed":"2026-10-28 18:23:11","alt":"Archives staff view a notebook from the John Young collection","file":{"fid":"266006","name":"AlexSara.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/10\/28\/AlexSara.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/10\/28\/AlexSara.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2917953,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/10\/28\/AlexSara.jpg?itok=KDtSdlQu"}}},"media_ids":["681585"],"groups":[{"id":"47240","name":"Georgia Tech Library"}],"categories":[{"id":"42921","name":"Exhibitions"}],"keywords":[{"id":"9761","name":"georgia tech archives"},{"id":"408","name":"NASA"},{"id":"183607","name":"archival storage"},{"id":"7412","name":"collection"},{"id":"174159","name":"AE  alumnus"},{"id":"506","name":"alumni"},{"id":"4481","name":"Apollo astronaut"},{"id":"1336","name":"Astronaut"},{"id":"10010","name":"aeronautical engineering"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}