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View of the MASTIF rig from above

PROJECT MERCURY GIMBALING RIG WITH MAN IN SPACE COUCH IN THE ALTITUDE WIND TUNNEL AWT

A pilot tests out the Multi Axis Space Test Inertial Facility inside the Altitude Wind Tunnel (AWT) in October 1959.

Image Credit: NASA/ERNIE WALKER
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