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That Time NASA Pilots Flew a Jet to the Edge of the Atmosphere

In the late 1950s and 1960s, the X-15 pushed the limits of speed and altitude like no aircraft before it. Born under NACA and ...
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X-15 Rocket Plane: NASA Test Pilot Research Aircraft

The film discusses the X15 rocket-powered research airplane, which was piloted by test pilots for nine years, completing 199 flights that explored the edges of space. Notably, it highlights the unique ...
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Audiotapes, X-15 Cockpit Tapes, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, (NASA) X-15 Flight, Speed Run

A. Scott Crossfield Papers, Accession number 2006-0041, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution. A. Scott Crossfield Papers, Acc. 2006-0041, National ...