North American Aviation X-15 56-6670 with Neil A. Armstrong, Jr., NASA Research Test Pilot, Edwards AFB, 1960 Published on August 4, 2013 in Neil Alden Armstrong (5 August 1930–25 August 2012)Full resolution (3822 × 2973) ← Previous Next → Neil Armstrong with the first North American Aviation X-15A, 56-6670, on Rogers Dry Lake after a flight, 1960. His hand is resting on the rocketplane’s ball nose sensor. (NASA)