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Topic: MOL Selectee Dick Lawyer - obit
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albatron@aol.com
Member Posts: 1459
From: Stuart, Florida, USA
Registered: Jun 2000
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posted November 16, 2005 08:41 PM
   
Noted test pilot and MOL selectee Dick Laweyer passed away over the weekend. I received this email from the SETP:<<We sadly report that Dick Lawyer passed away last Saturday night after
returning from a fabulous hunting trip in Colorado. Dick was in great health and
was scheduled to fly at NTPS yesterday. The cause of death appears to be
deep vein thrombosis, possibly caused by the long drive home. A memorial
service has been scheduled at the National Test Pilot School on Saturday, December
17th, at 1:00 pm. Dick will be buried with full military honors at
Arlington Cemetery on Thursday, 5 January. In lieu of flowers, the family has
requested contributions to the SETP Scholarship Foundation.>> IP: Logged |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 13056
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted November 16, 2005 11:58 PM
On behalf of the entire collectSPACE family, our condolences to the Lawyer family. Readers might remember that Col. Lawyer's MOL spacesuit was recently discovered at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Air & Space Magazine interviewed him in connection to the story for an article that ran in the Aug/Sep issue ("Soundings: 008's Spacesuit"). An observation: Col. Lawyer passed away 40 years to the day (November 12) after he was selected for the MOL program. IP: Logged |
cfreeze79
Member Posts: 245
From: Martinez, CA, USA
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted November 17, 2005 12:12 AM
Here's a toast... IP: Logged |
Philip
Member Posts: 3417
From: Brussels, BELGIUM
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted November 17, 2005 08:29 AM
By The Way, how many MOL astronauts were selected? ( I only have 8 portraits in my MOL collection ) ...IP: Logged |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 13056
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted November 17, 2005 09:09 AM
There were eight (including Lawyer) selected on November 12, 1965. A second group of five were named on June 30, 1966, with a third group of four were selected on June 30, 1967. IP: Logged |
FFrench
Member Posts: 2314
From: San Diego
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted November 17, 2005 01:37 PM
When I wrote to astronauts as a kid, Lawyer was one of the most overwhelmingly generous... he would write long handwritten letters back answering all kinds of questions. A most gracious guy, and I was very sorry to hear of his passing.FF IP: Logged |
carmelo
Member Posts: 672
From: messina,sicilia,italia
Registered: Jun 2004
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posted November 17, 2005 04:01 PM
MOL project is still little known.I would want to see photos of training,concept arts,films,spacesuits,ecc.P.S.condolences. Rest in peace Col. Lawyer. IP: Logged |
Mike Isbell
Member Posts: 196
From: Silver Spring, Maryland USA
Registered: Aug 2003
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posted November 17, 2005 06:27 PM
Was the MOL program the same as the "Blue Gemini" projct ?IP: Logged |
carmelo
Member Posts: 672
From: messina,sicilia,italia
Registered: Jun 2004
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posted November 18, 2005 06:53 PM
No.IP: Logged |
FFrench
Member Posts: 2314
From: San Diego
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted November 18, 2005 07:20 PM
quote:
Originally posted by carmelo:
No.
Actually, not quite that simple. As military uses of Gemini technology, both programs overlapped in many ways. FF IP: Logged |
ejectr
Member Posts: 942
From: Brimfield, MA
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted November 21, 2005 07:01 PM
My son, who is a Major in the Air Force stationed at Edwards AFB,, was at the National Test Pilot School the past two weeks for training. Come to find out, Mr. Lawyer was supposed to fly with his class. Too bad he missed the opportunity to meet this fine gentleman.He said the class sent a card to the family. IP: Logged |
karlitko
Member Posts: 87
From: Czech Republic
Registered: Aug 2005
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posted November 29, 2005 04:11 AM
Very sad news...nice pictures of him flying can be seen here: http://www.mojaveweblog.com/pages/051119-1.html IP: Logged |
