North American X-15 - Wikipedia
The North American X-15 is a hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft operated by the United States Air Force and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the X …
X-15 Hypersonic Research Program - NASA
Feb 28, 2014 · In the joint X-15 hypersonic research program that NASA conducted with the U.S. Air Force, the Navy, and North American Aviation Inc., the aircraft flew during a period of …
65 Years Ago: First Powered Flight of the X-15 Hypersonic Rocket …
Sep 17, 2024 · A joint project among NASA, the U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Navy, the X-15’s first powered flight took place on Sept. 17, 1959, at the Flight Research Center, now the Armstrong …
The X-15, the Pilot and the Space Shuttle - NASA
Sep 15, 2009 · The Kansas native flew the X-15 for the U.S. Air Force 16 times from 1963 to 1965 and went on to command two missions of NASA’s space shuttle. Still an active pilot, the retired …
North American X-15 - National Air and Space Museum
World's Fastest Piloted Aircraft First flown in 1959, the North American X-15 bridged the gap between human flight in the atmosphere and spaceflight. It was the first winged aircraft to fly …
North American X-15A-2 - National Museum of the USAF
Cockpit view of the North American X-15A-2 on display in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Space Gallery. The X-15 was an important tool for developing spaceflight in the 1960s, …
The X-15 - National Air and Space Museum
Mar 18, 2014 · X-15: The World's Fastest Rocket Plane and the Pilots who Ushered in the Space Age, by John Anderson and Richard Passman. This first flight was the beginning of one of the …
X-15 Walkaround | Smithsonian
USAF. Still the fastest airplane ever flown, the North American X-15 earned its title 40 years ago, when on October 3, 1967 Air Force Major William “Pete” Knight flew the rocket-powered...
List of X-15 flights - Wikipedia
The flights of the North American X-15, an experimental American spaceplane built by North American Aviation and operated by the United States Air Force and NASA, were conducted …
North American X-15 - Smithsonian Institution
The X-15 flew faster and higher than any other airplane. A peak altitude of 354,200 feet (67± miles) was reached by the X-15, and the X-15A-2 attained a speed of Mach 6.72 (4,534 mph) …