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Mach 6.7 X-15 Rocket Plane: NASA’s Leap into Hypersonic Flight

-Air-launched from a B-52, the X-15 reached a record-breaking speed of Mach 6.7 and flew high enough to earn astronaut wings for eight of its pilots. -While never intended as a weapon, the X-15 was a ...
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Today in Aviation History: First Powered Flight of the North American X-15

On this day in aviation history, 66 years ago (September 17, 1959), the North American X-15 made its first powered flight. At the controls was legendary test pilot Scott Crossfield, renowned for his ...
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X-15 : the NASA mission reports, incorporating files from the USAF / compiled from the archives & edited by Robert Godwin

CD-ROM contains movies and images of the X-15 program. 408 p., [8] p. of col. plates : ill. (some col.), ports. 26 cm. + 1 computer optical disc (4 3/4 in.) https ...
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Through the glass ceiling to the stars the story of the first American woman to command a space mission Colonel Eileen M. Collins, USAF (Retired), NASA astronaut, with Jonathan ...

"The long-awaited memoir of a trailblazer and role model who is telling her story for the first time. Eileen Collins was an aviation pioneer her entire career, from her crowning achievements as the ...