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On September 23,1960 Comdr. Forrest S. Peterson (third from the left) made his first flight in the X-15 research aircraft. The X-15 program was a NASA effort to research the problems associated with controlled, manned flight at extreme altitudes. Neil Armstrong is second from right.
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100 Years of Naval Aviation