In early 2013 The Friends took on the challenge of creating a document archive detailing the lives of graduate astronauts. As part of a multi-year heritage project supported by The Friends of The Academy Library, this effort reflects The Friends commitment to being a premiere Academy organization in recording and preserving the heritage of the Air Force Academy. The project’s continuing goal is to assemble all the available material dealing with the adult lives of these current and future Air Force Academy graduates.
Previously there was no central location for information about these graduates, nor was much of the existing information readily accessible. The astronaut archive is currently in development. Thus far hundreds of pages of written and photographic documentation has been collected, scanned, electronically filed, indexed, and made accessible. Procedures have been established for updating these files as more information is acquired, and adding files as other graduates astronauts are selected. If you have any information you wish to be considered for inclusion in this database, please contact The Friends. We encourage you to enjoy the fruits of this historic project. The Friends believe this project will have a lasting impact for decades to come, indeed as long as the Academy exists.
The graduate document archive is currently in the process of being migrated from legacy software to this site. Please check back frequently as this process continues.
