In 1967, USAF Major “Pete” Knight set a world speed record that remains “unbroken” 68 years later. -Flying the X-15A-2 rocket ...

While the SR-71 Blackbird gets all the press, the rocket-powered X-15 has its own richly deserved place in the aviation history record books: on October 3, 1967, U.S. Air Force test pilot William ...

NASA awarded astronaut wings today to three 1960’s-era test pilots. The pilots were never recognized for going beyond the atmosphere and into space flying the X-15 experimental aircraft. Retired NASA ...

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 ...

Joe Engle’s Remarkable Career Bridged Gap Between Air and Space, Broke Records. Astronaut, X-15 test pilot and space shuttle pilot Joe Engle has died at home in Houston, Texas. He was 91. Engle passed ...

Engle is recorded as the sixth person to fly a suborbital flight and 104th to enter orbit. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Joe ...

Getting noticed in Hollywood is a Herculean task for up-and-coming young filmmakers. If you wanted to put a holiday spin on it, you could say they're often given a snowball's chance in Hell. Dreams of ...