Bell X-1A in United States. B-29 Superfortress taxis and takes off. B-29, F-86 Sabre Jet and T-33 Canadair chase a plane in flight. B-29 in flight. The Bell X-1A is suspended from the fuselage of B-29. Bell X-1A detaches from the B-29. X-1A in flight. It lands on a dry lake bed. B-29 fly over the X-1A. X-1A lands and taxis. A car and cameramen on a port. The nose and cockpit of X-1A. Pilot Major Charles Yeager (Chuck Yeager) climbs out of X-1A after landing. Lawrence Bell, president of the Bell Aircraft Corporation and Major Yeager stand on the nose of X-1A. Mr. Bell congratulates Major Yeager.
Bell X-1A in United States. B-29 Superfortress is lifted into air on large hydraulic jacks. Bell X-1A is pushed by the men and is underneath the aircraft. X-1A is loaded onto the B29. Insignia of United States.
Bell X-1A with B-29 Superfortress. B-29 Superfortress and Bell X-1A in flight. Contrails left out by X-1A. B-29 in flight with Bell X-1 hanging from the bottom of the fuselage. Bell X-1A in flight. Mountains in background. Insignia of United States. X-1A hanging from the fuselage of B-29 in flight.
Bell X-1A with B-29 in United States. B-29 with X-1A attached to it is towed with a cletrack. Insignia on X-1A reads 'X-1A' in large red letters. Technicians load liquid oxygen in the X-1A. A pipe through which the liquid oxygen is fueled. X-1A is towed by a tug. A man in a cockpit.
Major Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr during a NASA technical meeting in the United States, in advance of the Mercury Atlas MA-9 flight. The technical meeting at General Dynamics/Astronautics (GD/A) shows audience and participants at a table including Major Charles L. Gandy, Jr, Air Force program officer; Richard W. Keehn; Charles S. Ames, Program Director GD/A; Scott Simpkinson and Major L. Gordan Cooper. They all represent NASA.
Atlas 130D missile at San Diego plant in United States. Atlas 130D on a transporter. It rolls out of San Diego plant. Astronaut Major Leroy Gordon Cooper places a mercury seal on the missile and signs a declaration, in advance of NASA Mercury Atlas MA-9 flight. Hand written remarks read 'Launch this way, Gordan Cooper pilot,OK, C Flower TC'. Major Leroy Gordon Cooper and military personnel stand at the side of Atlas 130D.
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