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Linear Aerospike SR Experiment (LASRE) Pod
Linear Aerospike SR Experiment (LASRE) Pod

This rear view of the Linear Aerospike SR Experiment (LASRE) pod shows the business end of the linear aerospike rocket…

X-15 Carried Aloft by B-52
X-15 Carried Aloft by B-52

One of three X-15 rocket-powered research aircraft being carried aloft under the wing of its B-52 mothership.

X-15 #1 Rocket-Powered Aircraft
X-15 #1 Rocket-Powered Aircraft

The X-15 aircraft, ship #1 (56-6670), sits on the lakebed early in its illustrious career of high speed flight research.

X-15 on the Lakebed at EAFB
X-15 on the Lakebed at EAFB

The X-15 (56-6670), seen here on the lakebed at Edwards Air Force Base, Edwards, CA.

NASA Prepares to Launch Two X-15’s
NASA Prepares to Launch Two X-15’s

This photo shows one of the four attempts NASA made at launching two X-15 aircraft in one day.

Neil Armstrong in X-15 #1 with Life Support Crew
Neil Armstrong in X-15 #1 with Life Support Crew

NASA research pilot Neil Armstrong is seen here in the cockpit of the X-15 ship #1 (56-6670) after a research…

X-15 Personnel
X-15 Personnel

X-15 personnel.

X-15 Pilot Joe Walker
X-15 Pilot Joe Walker

NASA research pilot Joe Walker flew the X-15 rocket plane to an altitude of 271,000 feet, or 51 miles high,…

X-15 Flight Simulator
X-15 Flight Simulator

The X-15 flight simulator, located at the NASA Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA, in the 1960s.

X-15 #3 on Lakebed at EAFB
X-15 #3 on Lakebed at EAFB

The X-15-3 (56-6672), seen here on the lakebed at Edwards Air Force Base, Edwards, CA, was a rocket-powered aircraft 50…