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The Northrop M2-F2 crashes on landing, becoming the inspiration for the novel Cyborg and TV series The Six Million Dollar Man.
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Northrop M2-F2
Lifting body prototype
The Northrop M2-F2 was a heavyweight lifting body based on studies at NASA's Ames and Langley research centers and built by the Northrop Corporation in 1966.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Cyborg (novel)
1972 novel by Martin Caidin
Cyborg is a 1972 science fiction/secret agent novel written by Martin Caidin. The novel also included elements of speculative fiction. It was adapted as the television movie The Six Million Dollar Man, which was followed by a weekly series of the same name, both of which starred…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
The Six Million Dollar Man
American television series
The Six Million Dollar Man is an American science fiction and action television series, running on ABC from March 7, 1973, to March 6, 1978, about a former astronaut, USAF Colonel Steve Austin, portrayed by Lee Majors. After being seriously injured in a NASA test flight crash,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Day of the year
May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 235 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)