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Made me want to read the “right stuff”
by peignoir 7y ago
Made me want to read the “right stuff”
- arethuza 7y agoOr watch First Man which opens with Neil Armstrong having an interesting flight in the X-15.
- squarefoot 7y agoThere's also an old movie called "X-15" which I enjoyed a lot as a kid.
- arethuza 7y agoAs a young kid here in the UK I had a Ladybird book with a picture of an X-15 - almost 50 years later I can still remember my fascination with that machine. 99% Certain it was this one: https://www.arranalexander.co.uk/exploring-space-vintage-ladybird-book-achievements-series-601-first-edition-dust-cover-1964-2513-p.asp https://www.arranalexander.co.uk/exploring-space-vintage-lad... Now I have to find one!
- shorts_theory 7y agoIt’s one of the greatest spaceflight books I’ve read. It’s movie still holds up very well even today.