COLLECTION NAME:
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Record
Title:
Pilot Neil Armstrong and X-15 #1
Full Description:
Dryden pilot Neil Armstrong is seen here next to the X-15 ship #1 (56-6670) after a research flight. 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. The X-15 was flown over a period of nearly 10 years, from June 1959 to October 1968. It set the world's unofficial speed and altitude records. Information gained from the highly successful X-15 program contributed to the development of the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo manned spaceflight programs, and also the Space Shuttle program. The X-15s made a total of 199 flights, and were manufactured by North American Aviation. X-15-1, serial number 56-6670, is now located at the National Air and Space Museum, Washington DC. North American X-15A- 2, serial number 56-6671, is at the United States Air Force Museum, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. X-15-3, serial number 56-6672, crashed on November 15, 1967, resulting in the death of Major Michael J. Adams.
Date:
01/01/1960
NASA Center:
Dryden Flight Research Center
Subject Category:
Astronauts
Subject Category:
Top 20 Dryden Aircraft
Subject Category:
X-Series Aircraft
Keywords:
American
Keywords:
Armstrong
Keywords:
Aviation
Keywords:
Center
Keywords:
Flight
Keywords:
NASA
Keywords:
Neil
Keywords:
North
Keywords:
Research
Keywords:
X-15
Audience:
General Public
facet_what:
Gemini
facet_what:
Mercury
facet_what:
Space Shuttle Orbiter
facet_where:
Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC)
facet_where:
Mercury
facet_where:
Ohio
facet_where:
United States of America
facet_where:
Washington
facet_who:
Neil A. Armstrong
facet_when:
01-01-1960
facet_when:
June 1959
facet_when:
November 15, 1967
facet_when:
October 1968
facet_when_year:
1959
facet_when_year:
1960
facet_when_year:
1967
facet_when_year:
1968
Image #:
E60-6286
UID:
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-000121
Center:
DFRC
Center Number:
E60-6286
GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-000121
Creator-Photographer:
NASA
Original Source:
DIGITAL
