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The X-15 Hit Mach 6.7 and Put Every Military on Earth On Notice

In 1967, USAF Major “Pete” Knight set a world speed record that remains “unbroken” 68 years later. -Flying the X-15A-2 rocket ...
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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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Astronaut Joe Engle, Last Surviving X-15 Pilot, Dies at 91

Over his distinguished career, Engle flew over 185 different aircraft, including NASA space shuttles HUM Images/Universal Images Group/Getty Joe Engle, who had the distinction of being the only ...
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 ...
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US tests hypersonic aircraft, advances toward China in arms race

(NewsNation) — The Department of Defense announced Monday the United States successfully completed two test flights of a reusable hypersonic aircraft, marking a significant step in the development 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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National Aeronautics and Space Administration X-15 Transparency Collection

Click to open image viewer. [NASM2006-12828] 70mm glass-mounted slides from the collection North American X-15 Glass-Mounted Color Transparencies (NASA), NASM.2006.0050. Photo by Mark Avino. CC0 Usage ...