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X-15 video from takeoff to landing (2010-07-22)

"This joint program by NASA, the Air Force, the Navy, and North American operated the most remarkable of all the rocket research aircraft. Composed of an internal structure of titanium and a skin ... [Read More]

X-15 Space Record Plane Flown To 59-mile Mark 1962 Universal Newsreel (2011-07-02)

Also information about Echo-1. [Read More]

Launching an X-15 from an XB-70 (2012-04-18)

"The proposed X-15A-3 was a stretched, delta-winged version intended for extended duration flight at Mach 6+. As with the X-15 and X-15A-2 versions, the plan was to launch the X-15A-3 from a B-52 ... [Read More]

X-15 Rocket Plane Onboard Time-Lapse Movies (2012-06-05)

"Edited footage from onboard time-lapse motion picture cameras looking aft and pointing toward the nose make a quick flight seem even faster as the X-15 launches from its B-52 mother ship, ... [Read More]

X-15 pilots down time (2013-06-20)

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