Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes ProCon History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture Money Videos

launch of an X-15

launch of an X-15
launch of an X-15
Footage of an X-15 rocket-powered aircraft being launched from a U.S. Air Force B-52 mother ship, c. 1960s. Several pilots were given astronaut's wings for their X-15 flights that went over an altitude of 80 km (50 miles).
NASA/Dryden Research Aircraft Movie Collection
  • launch of an X-15
    launch of an X-15
  • Watch the Lunar Roving Vehicle transport two astronauts on the Moon during the Apollo 15, 16, and 17 missions
    Watch the Lunar Roving Vehicle transport two astronauts on the Moon during the Apollo 15, 16, and 17 missions
  • Watch B-52H Stratofortress bomber flying over the Mojave Desert, California
    Watch B-52H Stratofortress bomber flying over the Mojave Desert, California
  • The intricate process of a Boeing 747 D-check explained
    The intricate process of a Boeing 747 D-check explained
  • Witness the liftoff and landing of NASA's Columbia space shuttle crewed by astronauts John Young and Bob Crippen
    Witness the liftoff and landing of NASA's Columbia space shuttle crewed by astronauts John Young and Bob Crippen
  • Witness X1-E taking off under a B-29 from Edwards Air Force Base, California
    Witness X1-E taking off under a B-29 from Edwards Air Force Base, California
  • Watch a KC-135A Stratotanker take off on a test flight
    Watch a KC-135A Stratotanker take off on a test flight
  • Witness Neil Armstrong take humankind's first steps on the lunar surface during NASA's Apollo 11 mission
    Witness Neil Armstrong take humankind's first steps on the lunar surface during NASA's Apollo 11 mission
  • Explore how the X-15, M2-F1 vehicle, and the LLRV at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center contributed to the U.S. space program
    Explore how the X-15, M2-F1 vehicle, and the LLRV at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center contributed to the U.S. space program
Related Articles: aerospace engineering , B-52 , Boeing Company , space exploration , X-15 , Kármán line