The North American X-15 was built to flirt with the edge of space, not to cross it by accident. Yet on a research mission ...
An important part of data collection for the United States space program, the North American X-15 had astonishing performance utilizing the technology of the 1950s and 60s. The North American X-15 was ...
Key Points and Summary - In 1967, USAF Major "Pete" Knight set a world speed record that remains "unbroken" 68 years later. -Flying the X-15A-2 rocket plane (Flight 188), Knight reached an astonishing ...
To anyone paying attention to the whispers the US has some very interesting hypersonic related/adjacent capabilities in development. Air breathing rotating detonating engines are in development. There ...