55 years ago today, Neil #Armstrong had a close call while flying the Lunar Landing Research Vehicle (#LLRV) a.k.a.#FlyingBedstead at Ellington AFB - he lost control of the vehicle due to a malfunction and ejected at 200 feet, parachuting safely to the ground: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/55-years-ago-astronaut-armstrong-survives-llrv-crash and https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/neil-armstrongs-apollo-11-close-call and https://www.facebook.com/internationalspacestation83/posts/pfbid02xyR5KnbTraZTEqzkzPartAmiV7Hb4qy1nq1mbp2RnGoee2fQ6Pz5kX2ZWpC7JZyfl
#flyingbedstead #llrv #armstrong