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Topic: Soaring on the Wings of a Dream (Ed Dwight)
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eurospace
Member Posts: 2610
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 05-01-2009 03:57 AM
   
Edward J. Dwight, first African-American aerospace test pilot candidate at the USAF Aerospace Test Pilot School at Edwards, has authored his autobiography "Soaring on the Wings of a Dream: The Struggles and Adventures of the "First Black Astronaut" Candidate". The book is available as both signed and as part of a limited box set including the signed book, two small Dwight sculptures, and a giclee print of one of his paintings. |
ColinBurgess
Member Posts: 2031
From: Sydney, Australia
Registered: Sep 2003
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posted 05-01-2009 04:17 AM
This certainly looks like an interesting publication, although I'm wondering how it will stack up against the extremely well-written chapter on Dwight's life in J. Alfred Phelps's excellent "They Had a Dream: The Story of African-American Astronauts." Chuck Yeager's view on being forced to accept Dwight at Edwards and into the ARPS through President Kennedy and Curtis LeMay's intervention and insistence is well documented in Phelp's book. I'm hoping this will be an honest account of those events as I'll certainly be a buyer for a copy.On a far more humorous note, I've often wondered what would have happened if Dwight had made it into the NASA astronaut corps and been assigned to GT-4. Imagine Ed White, Jr. and Ed Dwight, Jr. on the same crew!  |
cspg
Member Posts: 6210
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 08-04-2009 08:23 AM
Here's the Amazon.com link. |
eurospace
Member Posts: 2610
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 08-18-2009 04:42 PM
Book is out now. Got my copy straight from the author. |
cspg
Member Posts: 6210
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 11-05-2009 09:10 AM
Strange. Amazon.com says it hasn't been released and the book does not exist on the publisher's web site. I've emailed them. Stay tuned. |
cspg
Member Posts: 6210
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 08-05-2010 12:04 AM
A rather late response from my part...For those interested in the book, email (or fax) the publisher directly (it's not available on amazon, despite two links to the book). |
garymilgrom
Member Posts: 1966
From: Atlanta, GA
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 08-05-2010 07:43 AM
Ed has an interesting style to his sculpture. Too bad he has not done anything space themed. |
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