Early glossy 10 x 8 photo of Armstrong and five other X-15 pilots gathered around one of their aircraft, signed vertically in fountain pen by Neil Armstrong, Robert W. White, Joe Walker, Forrest Petersen, John McKay, and Robert Rushworth. An inscription along the bottom in another hand reads, “June, 1962—All the above to Carl Masley with best wishes & happy landing to aviation enthusiast.” Affixed to a same-size mount. In fine condition. Numerous records—official and unofficial—were set during the course of the X-15 program, including an altitude record (354,200 feet) achieved by Walker, a NASA pilot, in 1963. Armstrong, of course, would become the best remembered of the group for his role in history as the first man on the moon. A stunning photo from the early days of NASA. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli.
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