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The U.S. Air Force Went to Space on the North American X-15
The X-15 is the only conventional aircraft that has ever been flown above the “Karman Line” separating the Earth’s atmosphere ...
World's fastest plane could have reached New York from London in 45 minutes
For nearly a decade, the X-15 - the fastest flying manned aircraft ever made - completed 199 missions at record breaking ...
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From X-15 to The Moon: Edge of Space Short Film
The X-15 is a legendary and pivotal part of aviation history. Designed to fly high and fast, it tested the limits of engineering and subjected pilots to conditions that future astronauts would face.
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NASA's about to fly its powerful X-plane. It could make history.
But with NASA's X-59 plane, that could change. The space agency plans for the aircraft's first flight in 2025, an endeavor that seeks to turn the booms to "barely audible" thumps and make ...
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NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab still 'untouched' by raging LA fires
NASA's famed Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL ... homes and many more displaced," JPL Director Laurie Leshin said via X today (Jan. 10). Leshin's X post included a link to a disaster-relief ...
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NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab to open next week after LA fires
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL ... many others will be displaced long term," JPL Director Laurie Leshin wrote in an X post on Jan. 10. Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket ...