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Neil A. Armstrong, National Aeronautics & Space Administration. X-15 Pilot No. 7. courtesy Armstrong Flight Research Center |
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High School Band Officers: M. Hartup, Neil, and K. Brandt. courtesy author's collection |
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Armstrong (upper left) with his VF-51 squadron mates aboard the USS Essex: 1951. courtesy author's collection |
Wedding of Janet Shearon and Neil Armstrong: 28 Jan. 1956. courtesy author's collection |
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Armstrong in the X-15 cockpit soon after being assigned to the program. courtesy Armstrong Flight Research Center |
Armstrong checks out the Q-Ball sensor which is installed on the nose of the X-15. courtesy Armstrong Flight Research Center |
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Dave Graham, in charge of Northrop's wind tunnel, and EC Welch, head of Nortronics Control System Development, ready the Flight Path Control Sensor, also known simply as the "Q-Ball," for low flow sensitivity tests. courtesy Bob Hayos, Nortronics |
Nortronics engineers David Ruch and George Mills in the wind tunnel with the Q-Ball. courtesy Bob Hayos, Nortronics |
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Al Vogel of the Servo-Electronics section and David Ruch of the Wind Tunnel crew. courtesy Bob Hayos, Nortronics |
The day after Armstrong's flight 1-32-53, Wanda Capps gives the X-15 wing a lift. courtesy Armstrong Flight Research Center |
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Neil Armstrong with Jack McKay. courtesy Armstrong Flight Research Center |
Armstrong confers with engineers John McTigue and Elmor Adkins. courtesy Dave Stoddard collection |
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Armstrong exits the suiting van. courtesy Armstrong Flight Research Center |
Armstrong heads toward the B-52/X-15 combination to climb aboard the X-15. courtesy Dave Stoddard collection |
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A rear view of the B-52 and mated X-15. courtesy Dave Stoddard collection |
X-15 No. 3 sits for a portrait following Armstrong's third flight: 3-1-2 on 20 Dec. 1961. courtesy Armstrong Flight Research Center |
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X-15 No. 3 two days prior to its second flight: 3-2-3 on 17 Jan. 1962. courtesy Armstrong Flight Research Center |
Testing on X-15 No. 3 in the NASA hangar prior to its third flight: 3-3-7 on 5 Apr. 1962. courtesy Armstrong Flight Research Center |
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Armstrong in the cockpit of X-15 no. 3, ready for flight 3-4-8 on 20 Apr. 1962. courtesy Bob Hayos, Nortronics |
X-15 No. 1 prepares for launch. A T-38 chase plane is visible below and behind. courtesy Tony Landis collection |
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Armstrong prepares to ingress X-15 No. 1: 1-32-53 on 26 Jul. 1962. courtesy Armstrong Flight Research Center |
Armstrong is greeted on the lakebed following either flight 1-18-31 or 3-1-2. courtesy Armstrong Flight Research Center |
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Gathering around the cockpit immediately after landing. courtesy Armstrong Flight Research Center |
Armstrong poses in his pressure suit at the nose of the X-15. courtesy Armstrong Flight Research Center |
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Drag marks on Delamar Dry Lake after Neil's F-104 incident: 21 May 1962. courtesy Armstrong Flight Research Center |
Measurements show how low Neil was when the F-104 gear was released. courtesy Armstrong Flight Research Center |
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The crew of Gemini 8, Neil Armstrong and Dave Scott. courtesy author's collection |
Launch of GT-8. courtesy author's collection |
After a harrowing mission, Gemini 8 is recovered 16 Mar. 1966. courtesy author's collection |
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Neil presents his old boss, Paul Bikle, with a flag flown aboard Gemini 8. courtesy Armstrong Flight Research Center |
Paul Bikle's record-setting Schweizer SGS 1-23E at Hollister Airport, Hollister, CA. courtesy author's collection |
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The best known photo of Neil Armstrong on the Moon from Apollo 11: July 1969. courtesy author's collection |
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Neil Armstrong painted by Robert McCall, originally for the Dryden Flight Research Center, now renamed in honor of Neil as the Armstrong Flight Research Center. courtesy author's collection |
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