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Aeronautics

Bruce Peterson Has Died

By Keith Cowing
NASA Watch
May 2, 2006

Bruce Peterson, pilot of NASA ‘lifting body’ aircraft, dies at 72, AP

“Bruce A. Peterson, a NASA test pilot who flew the wingless “lifting body” vehicles that led to development of the space shuttles and survived a filmed crash that became part of the opening scenes of “The Six Million Dollar Man” TV show, has died. He was 72.”

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