Armstrong suiting up for Flt 1-18-31 11/30/60 NASA DFRC Published on August 4, 2013 in Neil Alden Armstrong (5 August 1930–25 August 2012)Full resolution (2560 × 2068) ← Previous Next → NASA test pilot Neil A. Armstrong dons a pressure suit before his first flight in teh North American Aviation X-15 hypersonic research rocketplane, at Edwards AFB, 30 November 1960. (NASA)Armstrong suiting up for Flt 1-18-31 11/30/60 NASA DFRC