B-52 Stratofortress with X-15 gets ready for the flight. Ground crewmen position auxiliary power units beside B-52 on flight line. Two ground crewmen connect an auxiliary power unit hose in bomb bay of B-52. Several men speak to Scott Crossfield who is seated in X-15 under wing of B-52. X-15 attached to pylon under wing of B-52 on flight line. Several auxiliary power units under left wing engine of B-52. Group of North American technicians' stands and talks on flight line. North American technicians help Scott Crossfield who is seated in the cockpit of X-15 to put on his high altitude helmet. Number of North American technician stands in front of guidance vehicle. Fire truck in the background. Three motion picture cameramen on flight line. One uses a tripod and others have their cameras mounted on platforms on top of station wagons.
Sign board reads 'Hydrogen-No Smoking' in Sierra Greenland. Working in stiff winds outdoors on frozen landscape, U.S. Army personnel mix calcium-hydride in can to generate gas for weather balloons.
NASA Project Mercury astronaut candidate Captain Donald K "Deke" Slayton, USAF, undergoes Equilibrium and Vibration test. Subject seated on a chair which rotates simultaneously on two axes. He maintains the chair on an even keel by means of a control stick with and without vibration, normally and blindfolded.
NASA Project Mercury Evaluation board representatives from each of the sections evaluate test reports on the Prospective Project Mercury astronaut subject's performance at conclusion of each week. In the background is a tally board of all astronaut test candidates which shows scores from individual sections. Members in the meeting include Dr David Trites; Captain George Roof, psychiatrist; Captain Ed Wise, Respiration section; Dr Doug Talbott; Captain Evan Lindberg, Acceleration; Captain Joseph Gold, Environment Section; Charlie Clouser, civilian from Anthropology and Captain Charles Wilson. Lt Colonel W R Turner monitors the meeting.
General Kai-Shek and Madame Kai-Shek arrive in a car. Colonel Bennett, Colonel Branch and Colonel Tex Hill receives the guests and greet them. General Kai-Shek talks to Chinese officers. They all move past the saluting Chinese airmen. Fighter planes in background. Madame Kai-Shek talks to Colonel Branch. General Kai-Shek walks through under the planes to inspect the bombers. General Kai-Shek and Madame Kai-Shek get back in the car. General Kai-Shek and Madame Kai-Shek inspect the maps on a table in the Wing's intelligence room. General Kai-Shek and Madame Kai-Shek view a chart as a soldier points to it on a wall. A man arrives in the room and shakes hands with the General. They all move. Chinese airmen salute as they pass by.
History of the SR-71 development from conferences, through assembly, to operational flights of the aircraft, United States. SR-71 in flight with gear lowered. SR-71 B lands. Crew leaves SR-71 B and welcomed by officers. Crew boards SR-71 in hangar and aircraft taxis out. Aircraft in flight. Crew leaves SR-71 and awarded MACH 3 pins and SR-7 models.
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