NASA test pilot Neil Armstrong in the cockpit of the X-15 ship #1 after a research flight January 1, 1960 at Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA. The X-15 was a rocket-powered aircraft 50 feet long with a wingspan of 22 feet. It was a missile- shaped vehicle with an unusual wedge-shaped vertical tail, thin stubby wings, and unique side fairings that extended along the side of the fuselage.

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NASA test pilot Neil Armstrong in the cockpit of the X-15 ship #1 after a research flight January 1, 1960 at Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA. The X-15 was a rocket-powered aircraft 50 feet long with a wingspan of 22 feet. It was a missile- shaped vehicle with an unusual wedge-shaped vertical tail, thin stubby wings, and unique side fairings that extended along the side of the fuselage.

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Size: 4650px × 3715px
Location: Edwards, CA, USA
Photo credit: © NASA Photo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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