Anthony Young

Anthony Young

Anthony Young was raised in Wilmington, Delaware. He recalls the influence of the space race, Tom Swick Jr. novels, and model rocketry on his career choice, convincing him to get involved with design and engineering. He went to Delaware Tech, and earned a mechanical engineering degree. He was accepted at the Pratt Institute, studying industrial design and graduating in 1975. He then moved to Connecticut and worked in the field (especially on consumer products) for several years. He then proceeded to write automotive history for some time; research on the lunar rover program inspired him to spin into researching space history as well. As of the date of the interview, he was researching and developing a history of the development of the Saturn V's F-1 engine. Young discusses how he managed to publish his book on lunar and other interplanetary rovers-- and how the UAH Archives was involved with his research, as well as the value of history books as a resource or future projects. Young also briefly discusses the Russian Lunacod program, as well as his then-current book project. He concludes by discussing the value of the interview project itself, and by thanking the archives. Slight audio degradation and ringing is present due to the recording's age; it is especially notable at the end of the video.

University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections, Huntsville, Alabama

2007-04

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Anthony Young (Space History Interviews).mp4

Lundquist, Charles; and Ann Coleman

Young, Anthony

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