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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 ...
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The Mach 6.7 X-15 ‘Hypersonic Rocket Plane’ Has a Message for the U.S. Air Force

Key Points and Summary - The X-15 was a rocket-powered research aircraft that pushed human flight to the edge of space and deep into the hypersonic regime. -Air-launched from a B-52, three X-15s flew ...
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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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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 ...
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[North American X-15 launching Blue Scout Rocket Vehicle]

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