on the high altitude RB-57F. His experience as the sensor operator provided him
valuable opportunities to work with scientists to operationally achieve their test
objectives. These flights required wearing a full pressure suit because they were
generally made at 65,000-67,000 ft, with one flight actually achieving 70,000 ft.
Fig. AU.1 The author in late 1961 as a young STG Flight Controller. Center left: At the
console to the left of Gene Kranz and George Low. Center right: Testing Neil Armstrong’s
suit to an equivalent altitude of 400,000 ft in the vacuum chamber at the Manned
Spacecraft Center. Bottom: Wearing the A/P22S-6 full pressure suit required for the
RB-57F. All photos courtesy of NASA
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valuable opportunities to work with scientists to operationally achieve their test
objectives. These flights required wearing a full pressure suit because they were
generally made at 65,000-67,000 ft, with one flight actually achieving 70,000 ft.
Fig. AU.1 The author in late 1961 as a young STG Flight Controller. Center left: At the
console to the left of Gene Kranz and George Low. Center right: Testing Neil Armstrong’s
suit to an equivalent altitude of 400,000 ft in the vacuum chamber at the Manned
Spacecraft Center. Bottom: Wearing the A/P22S-6 full pressure suit required for the
RB-57F. All photos courtesy of NASA
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