Neil Armstrong — Test Pilot

11 responses to “Neil Armstrong — Test Pilot”

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   jurvetson

   Dec 20, 2012 at 5:51 am

   There were three X-15’s. Armstrong was the first to fly #3. I have a piece of it on display at the office:

   

   beneath the fastest windshield on Earth, removed from #2 after its record-setting flight (unsurpassed to this day):

   

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   scleroplex

   Dec 20, 2012 at 7:03 am

   hang on to it

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   RRNeal

   Dec 20, 2012 at 12:21 pm

   This is truly fascinating. Very cool.

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   js.brain

   Dec 20, 2012 at 3:56 pm

   Exceptional photo with the signature! Very beautiful.

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   seatonsnet

   Dec 23, 2012 at 12:12 pm

   Looks like Yuri Gagarin in this photo

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   jurvetson

   Dec 23, 2012 at 7:48 pm

   Such copy cats!

   I just love that Neil signed a memento to me before he refused to sign anything… and before we ever met. =)

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   js.brain

   Dec 28, 2012 at 10:08 pm

   That is very special.

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   jurvetson

   Feb 2, 2013 at 4:08 am

   just discovered the back of the photo while putting it in a frame:

   

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   jurvetson

   May 5, 2013 at 6:41 am

   more historical NASA photos of Neil and the X-15

   
   
   
   …with the X-14 at NASA Ames Hangar One no less…

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    scleroplex

    May 5, 2013 at 1:33 pm

    precious 🙂

    i am very happy they took all these photographs at the time.
    someone was on the ball.

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    jurvetson

    Aug 6, 2013 at 5:17 pm

    Yes! I went back to find an old one for a tribute of Armstrong memories for his birthday…

    

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