"Vigil"
24" x 20"
David Flynt, Seattle, Wash.
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Space - First Place
After graduating from Auburn (Ala.) University with a B.S. in aerospace engineering, David Flynt entered active duty as an officer in the U.S. Air Force. He was an engineer at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, working on advanced crew escape concepts for hypersonic vehicles such as the National Aero-Space Plane. Flynt was a mission controller at Vandenberg, AFB, Calif., for the Reentry Systems Launch Program and was involved in the launch of several spacecraft, including the first flights of the Taurus system and the Multi-System Launch Program. After leaving the Air Force, Flynt attended the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, Calif., and graduated cum laude with a B.S. in industrial design. Since 1999, Flynt has been depicting significant moments in aerospace history.
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