Aviation Program Artifacts

Artifact Description

Flown "Inconel X" Fragment from X-15 No. 3, Access Panel F63 (2x1.25") recovered from the crash site in which pilot Mike Adams was killed. Piece is framed (11x14"), along with a photo of the plane and a descriptive plate. A diagram of the access panels is included as part of a cert. of authen.

V-2 Rocket Timer Assembly This specific unit was captured at the Nordhausen Production Facility in central Germany at the end of WW2.

Small rocket used during the filming of "OCTOBER SKY". Used in the scene when the boys blew up the fence.

Story written by Chuck Yeager about a training flight by Neil Armstrong that didn't quite go as planned