US Army flight surgeon Lt. Col. John Paul Stapp (right) demonstrates the Gee-Whiz rocket sled to a group of dignitaries using Howard Hasbrook as the demonstrator sitting in the machine April 17, 1956 at Edwards Air Force Base, CA.

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US Army flight surgeon Lt. Col. John Paul Stapp (right) demonstrates the Gee-Whiz rocket sled to a group of dignitaries using Howard Hasbrook as the demonstrator sitting in the machine April 17, 1956 at Edwards Air Force Base, CA.

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Size: 4700px × 3760px
Location: Edwards Air Force Base, California
Photo credit: © US Air Force Photo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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