Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Title:
Pilot Neil Armstrong with X-15 #1
Full Description:
NASA test 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.
Date:
01/01/1960
NASA Center:
Dryden Flight Research Center
Subject Category:
Astronauts
Subject Category:
X-Series Aircraft
Subject Category:
Top 20 Dryden Aircraft
Keywords:
Armstrong
Keywords:
Center
Keywords:
Research
Keywords:
Neil
Keywords:
NASA
Keywords:
X-15
Keywords:
Flight
Keywords:
American
Keywords:
North
Keywords:
Aviation
Audience:
General Public
facet_where:
Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC)
facet_who:
Neil A. Armstrong
facet_when:
01-01-1960
facet_when_year:
1960
Image #:
E-USAF-ARMSTRONG-X15
original_url:
UID:
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 0125
Center:
DFRC
Center Number:
E-USAF-ARMSTRONG-X15
GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-000125
Creator-Photographer:
USAF
Original Source:
DIGITAL

Pilot Neil Armstrong with X-15 #1