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X-15 flight 90 accidentally pushed a pilot past the edge of space

The North American X-15 was built to flirt with the edge of space, not to cross it by accident. Yet on a research mission ...
Vintage Aviation News on MSN

From X-15 to The Moon: Edge of Space Short Film

The X-15 is a legendary and pivotal part of aviation history. Designed to fly high and fast, it tested the limits of ...
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New X-15 display at Pima Air & Space Museum celebrates NASA's 'first spaceships'

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Right now, visitors at the Pima Air & Space Museum can get up close and personal with a museum display unlike any other in the country. A copy of a hyper-sonic machine is now ...
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North American X-15

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. North American X-15, rocket powered experimental aircraft; black titanium skin with wedge shaped horizontal stablizer; ...
The Aviationist

Going Hypersonic: A Look at the Record-setting X-15

An important part of data collection for the United States space program, the North American X-15 had astonishing performance utilizing the technology of the 1950s and 60s. The North American X-15 was ...
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The Unique Landing Technique Of The Fastest Manned Aircraft Ever Built

An aircraft capable of hitting 4,520 mph (nearly seven times the speed of sound) is ludicrous to even think about, but the North American X-15 achieved this, defying comparison to any other aircraft ...
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The Incredible Features Of The X-15, A Supersonic Research Aircraft And Spaceplane

In 1962, then-President John F. Kennedy gave his famous Moon speech, saying, "We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard." ...
The National Interest

The X-15 was a Starfighter in All But Name

The X-15 was a key bridge between conventional atmospheric flight and spaceflight. The North American X-15 is one of the most groundbreaking aircraft ever created in the history of aviation and space ...
The National Interest

X-15: NASA Somehow Built A Mach 6.7 Hypersonic Aircraft

Summary and Key Points: Before NASA led U.S. space exploration, there was debate over whether the U.S. Air Force or the newly formed NASA should shuttle astronauts to space and in what type of craft. ...
The Aviationist

Ultimate Aviation Gift? How About A $7,000 Photo Of The X-15 Signed by 7 Test Pilots?

Auction House Lists Rare X-15 Photo with Autographs of Neil Armstrong, Pete Knight, Scott Crossfield and More. With holiday shopping season here, what do you get for the wealthy aviation collector who ...
CNN

X-15: The fastest manned rocket plane ever

Bold, black and blazing fast: The North American X-15 was a plane unlike any other. And although it first flew over 60 years ago, it is still the quickest manned aircraft ever to fly. Shaped more like ...