1 min readNASA Research Pilot Milt Thompson with F-104NASADec 15, 2009 Image Article NASA research pilot Milt Thompson poses in front of an F-104 similar to the one from which he ejected on Dec. 20, 1962 E62-8143 NASA research pilot Milt Thompson poses in front of an F-104 similar to the one from which he ejected on Dec. 20, 1962.Circa 1962 NASA Photo