Arthur Warren "Kit" Murray pioneered techniques of air-to-air fueling and talk-down methods for landing experimental aircraft. As a flight test pilot at Edwards AFB, he flew programs on the X-1A and X-5, flew the X-4, and made the first powered flight on the X-1B. In 13 semi-ballistic flights of the Bell X-1A, he developed control techniques at record altitudes. In 1954, he flew the Bell X-1A to a new unofficial world altitude of 90,440 feet and became the first person to see the curvature of the earth. He later rose to Chief of Programs Division, overseeing programming for all Air Force Flight Test Center projects, managed technical efforts and funds on NATO aircraft in Paris, and served as chief of the X-15 Project Office. After leaving the USAF in 1961, he joined Boeing, where he managed Crew Integration for the X-20A Dyna Soar and the MOLAB, later becoming Boeing Manager of Requirements for Kennedy Space Center. In 1968, he joined Bell Helicopter, where his duties included market analysis and identifying future VTOL aircraft requirements. His honors included the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with eight clusters, the Society of Experimental Test Pilots Fellowship, and the French Medal of the City of Paris.