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X-15: The rocket plane that quietly reached space

The X-15 program pushed human flight into hypersonic speeds and the edge of space long before the Space Shuttle, with pilots ...
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The Mach 6.7 X-15 ‘Hypersonic Rocket Plane’ Has a Message for the U.S. Air Force

The X-15 was a rocket-powered research aircraft that pushed human flight to the edge of space and deep into the hypersonic regime. -Air-launched from a B-52, three X-15s flew 199 missions between 1959 ...