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3 unusual facts about Delamar Dry Lake


Delamar Dry Lake

An eyewitness report regarding the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster came from a camper who was at Delamar Dry Lake on the morning of February 1, 2003.

On May 21, 1962, X-15 pilot Neil Armstrong (later a Gemini and Apollo astronaut) flew an F-104 to Delamar Dry Lake in case it would be needed for an upcoming X-15 flight.

Delamar Lake Landing Strip, established in 1943, was designated as an emergency landing site for the X-15.



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