Bruce Peterson: the Real Six Million Dollar Man
The crash in the opening sequence of the Six Million Dollar Man is a real crash of the M2F2 lifting body in May of 1967. In the show, the crash nearly kills astronaut Steve Austin who is rebuilt for $6 million dollars (about $32 million today!) and becomes a cyborg. In reality, Bruce Peterson walked away from the crash. For more background on the M2F2 and the crash that didn't kill Bruce Peterson, check out this article on Discovery News Space: http://news.discovery.com/space/histo... Want more space history? There's lots of it over at my blog, Vintage Space: http://www.popsci.com/blog-network/vi... You can also find me for daily olde timey space content every day on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter as @astVintageSpace.
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