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Inside the record X-15 that took hypersonic to new heights

The North American X-15 did more than set records; it quietly redrew the map of what a piloted aircraft could survive at the ...
The Aviationist on MSN

Going Hypersonic: A Look at the Record-setting X-15

An important part of data collection for the United States space program, the North American X-15 had astonishing performance ...

Mach 15? NASA’s 1st Hypersonic Jet Concept That Never Flew But Is Still Relevant Today

Decades before hypersonics entered today's headlines, NASA drafted an aircraft that bordered on surreal. Discover the story ...
The National Interest

The X-15 was a Starfighter in All But Name

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 ...
Yahoo

US tests hypersonic aircraft, advances toward China in arms race

(NewsNation) — The Department of Defense announced Monday the United States successfully completed two test flights of a reusable hypersonic aircraft, marking a significant step in the development of ...
insider.si.edu

National Aeronautics and Space Administration X-15 Transparency Collection

Click to open image viewer. [NASM2006-12828] 70mm glass-mounted slides from the collection North American X-15 Glass-Mounted Color Transparencies (NASA), NASM.2006.0050. Photo by Mark Avino. CC0 Usage ...