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Crews prepare to mate the D-558-2 to its mother ship in August 1953, during high-Mach, high altitude tests by Marine Lt. Col. Marion Carl. (NASA photo)
Crews prepare to mate the D-558-2 to its mother ship in August 1953, during high-Mach, high altitude tests by Marine Lt. Col. Marion Carl. (NASA photo)