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NASA research pilot Bill Dana stands in front of the Body following his first glide flight.

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NASA research pilot Bill Dana stands in front of the HL-10 Lifting Body following his first glide flight on April 25, 1969.
Dana later retired as Chief Engineer at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, (called the NASA Flight Research Center in 1969). Prior to his lifting body assignment, Dana flew the X-15 research airplane. He flew the rocket-powered aircraft 16 times, reaching a top speed of 3,897 miles per hour and a peak altitude of 310,000 feet (almost 59 miles high).

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  • Title: NASA research pilot Bill Dana stands in front of the Body following his first glide flight.
  • Creator: NASA
  • Location: Edwards, CA, USA
  • Owner: AFRC
  • Album: mgmurph1
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