NASA research pilot Neil Armstrong is seen here in the cockpit of the X-15 ship #1 (56-6670) after a research…
X-15 personnel.
NASA research pilot Joe Walker flew the X-15 rocket plane to an altitude of 271,000 feet, or 51 miles high,…
The X-15 flight simulator, located at the NASA Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA, in the 1960s.
The X-15-3 (56-6672), seen here on the lakebed at Edwards Air Force Base, Edwards, CA, was a rocket-powered aircraft 50…
The North American X-15 settles to the lakebed after a research flight from what is now the NASA Dryden Flight…
The X-15 ship #3 (56-6672) is seen here on the lakebed at the Edwards Air Force Base, Edwards, CA.
X-15 personnel July 1962.
On 9 November 1962, an engine failure forced Jack McKay, a NASA research pilot, to make an emergency landing at…
A series of ground and in-flight accidents occurred during the X-15’s contractor program, fortunately without injuries or even greatly delaying…
