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1.2M views · 4.8K reactions | The North American X-15 was a rocket-powered aircraft that flew at hypersonic speeds and almost achieved spaceflight. | Sunday Roast | Facebook

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On Aug. 22, 1963, U.S. Air Force Captain Joe Walker flew an X-15 space plane higher than any pilot had ever flown before. Discover more space history 👉 https://trib.al/hqb70ku Walker reached an altitude of over 67 miles (108 kilometers). That's about 5 miles (8 km) above the edge of space! Walker experienced about five minutes of weightlessness over the course of the 11-minute flight. This was the second and final suborbital spaceflight of the X-15 program. Walker piloted both flights and becam

On November 9, 1962, an engine failure forced John Barron "Jack" McKay, a NASA research pilot, to make an emergency landing at Mud Lake, Nevada, in the second X-15. The aircraft's landing gear collapsed and the X-15 flipped over on its back. McKay was promptly rescued by an Air Force medical team standing by near the launch site, and eventually recovered to fly the X-15 again. But his injuries, more serious than at first thought, eventually forced his retirement from NASA. The aircraft was sent

North American X-15A-2 Three X-15s were built, and they made 199 flights between 1959-1968. The program was a joint U.S. Air Force/Navy/NASA project, and four of its 12 pilots were U.S. Air Force officers. One pilot, USAF Maj. Michael J. Adams, died in an X-15 crash in 1967. Another X-15 pilot, Neil Armstrong, later became the first man to walk on the moon. #dronevideo #x15 | National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

650K views · 10K reactions | Riding the Rocket: The Story of the Legendary X-15 FULL DOCUMENTARY: https://youtu.be/-RlhyykS1Fg The North American X-15 rocket plane was a hypersonic aircraft that flew to the edge of space at Mach 6.7. A documentary featuring beautifully restored footage from the Cold War era. #X15 #RocketPlane #EdwardsAFB #ColdWar #SpaceRace #AviationHistory #Documentary | Aviation And History | Facebook