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X-15 Pilots Finally Get Astronaut Wings

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the it's-all-space-to-me dept.

Ginnungagap42 writes "NASA has a story about pilots Bill Dana, John McKay and Joe Walker finally receiving their astronauts wings for their work in the X-15 program back in the 1960's. Astronauts wings were awarded to the USAF personnel in the 1960's, but not to the civilian NASA pilots until now. The X-15 program was an important testbed for hypersonic flight. It's nice that all the pilots who flew high and fast are finally being recognized."

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  1. Obligatory Wikipedia Link by N8F8 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    X-15 info

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