Rebuilt, like the "Six Million Dollar Man" Pilot Bruce Peterson was injured in a crash of the M2-F2 lifting body this week in 1967. Footage from the crash was shown in the intro to "The Six Million Dollar Man." The craft was then rebuilt as the M2-F3, which is in our collection. The lifting body programs tested the concept of achieving aerodynamic lift from just the shape of wingless craft, a concept used in designing the Space Shuttle. The M2-F2/F3 was launched from beneath a B-52 mother craft at an altitude of 45,000 feet and would glide to a landing. #AirSpacePhoto