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The X-15 flight that climbed too high and nearly killed the pilot coming back
On August 22, 1963, Joe Walker took the X-15 aloft for what was supposed to be another controlled high-altitude test. Instead, a little extra thrust sent the rocket plane far beyond its intended ...
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Joseph Walker and the X-15, the forgotten civilian who slipped past the edge of space in 1963
In 1963, a small miscalculation during a routine test flight silently pushed a NASA civilian pilot across the boundary of ...
An important part of data collection for the United States space program, the North American X-15 had astonishing performance utilizing the technology of the 1950s and 60s. The North American X-15 was ...
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The X-15 was a key bridge between conventional atmospheric flight and spaceflight. The North American X-15 is one of the most groundbreaking aircraft ever created in the history of aviation and space ...
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship rocket never made it off the ground for its scheduled tenth test flight Sunday night before issues with the ground systems interfered — spoiling the company’s hopes for its ...
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