Neil Armstrong Next To The X-15 Plane is a photograph by Nasa which was uploaded on July 28th, 2016.
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Neil Armstrong Next To The X-15 Plane
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Neil Armstrong next to the X-15 plane. Pilot Neil Armstrong standing next to the X-15 supersonic research plane at the Dryden Flight Research Center, USA. The X-15 was a rocket powered aircraft flown between 1959 and 1970. It was the first plane to reach the edge of outer space (over 100km, 62.1 miles high)) and, in 2014, still maintains the record for the fastest manned aircraft (4,520 mph, 7,274 km/h, mach 6.72). The suit is a full pressure suit made by David Clark Company. Photographed 1st January 1960.
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July 28th, 2016
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