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Topic: William G. Schweikhard (1932-2009)
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SPACEFACTS Member Posts: 301 From: Germany Registered: Aug 2006
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posted 07-17-2009 01:18 AM
According to his nephew, William G. Schweikhard passed away on July 12, 2009.He was a candidate for the NASA astronaut class 2 and selected for the military astronaut class 1. |
Delta7 Member Posts: 1505 From: Bluffton IN USA Registered: Oct 2007
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posted 07-17-2009 07:51 AM
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cddfspace Member Posts: 609 From: Morris County, NJ, USA Registered: Jan 2006
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GACspaceguy Member Posts: 2476 From: Guyton, GA Registered: Jan 2006
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cosmos-walter Member Posts: 691 From: Salzburg, Austria Registered: Jun 2003
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E2M Lem Man Member Posts: 846 From: Los Angeles CA. USA Registered: Jan 2005
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ejectr Member Posts: 1751 From: Killingly, CT Registered: Mar 2002
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dss65 Member Posts: 1156 From: Sandpoint, ID, USA Registered: Mar 2003
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East-Frisian Member Posts: 586 From: Germany Registered: Apr 2005
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posted 07-18-2009 02:22 AM
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albatron Member Posts: 2732 From: Stuart, Florida Registered: Jun 2000
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posted 07-18-2009 11:21 AM
He was also one of the flight test engineers involved in the XB-70 program. He was on the dais at last years Gathering of Eagles that honored the Men of the XB-70, and I had the pleasure of chatting with him for a while. A true gent.RIP Bill. Makes going to these events all the more precious. Only 4 X-15 pilots available for this years and 2 may not be able to go. |
AstroAutos Member Posts: 803 From: Co. Monaghan, Republic of Ireland Registered: Mar 2009
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RMH Member Posts: 577 From: Ohio Registered: Mar 2001
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Joe Frasketi Member Posts: 191 From: Florida USA Registered: Aug 2003
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Lunar rock nut Member Posts: 911 From: Oklahoma city, Oklahoma U.S.A. Registered: Feb 2007
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dcfowler1 Member Posts: 77 From: Eugene, OR Registered: May 2006
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posted 07-22-2009 12:11 AM
His name was William Schweikhard, not William Schweikhart.Editor's note: Correction made. |
Duke Of URL Member Posts: 1316 From: Syracuse, NY Registered: Jan 2005
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posted 07-31-2009 02:38 PM
The was a Nova documentary on the MOL program and I think I saw him in one of the short video clips. |