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X-15 #3 Replica
X-15 #3 Replica

The full-scale mock-up of X-15 #3 was installed September 1995 at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA.

X-15 Pilot Major Robert M. White
X-15 Pilot Major Robert M. White

Major Robert M. White is seen here next to the X-15 aircraft after a research flight.

X-15 Pilots
X-15 Pilots

The X-15 flight crew, left to right: Air Force Captain Joseph H. Engle, Air Force Major Robert A. Rushworth, NASA…

Thompson, Dana, and McKay with X-15 #2
Thompson, Dana, and McKay with X-15 #2

NASA pilots Milton O. Thompson, William H. "Bill" Dana, and John B. "Jack" McKay are seen here in front of…

X-15
X-15

Air Force pilot William J. "Pete" Knight is seen here in front of the X-15A-2 aircraft (56-6671).

SR-71 with LASRE Installed Towed to Hangar
SR-71 with LASRE Installed Towed to Hangar

NASA's SR-71 being towed to its hangar with the Linear Aerospike SR-71 Experiment (LASRE) installed.

SR-71 with LASRE Aboard Refueled by KC-135 Tanker
SR-71 with LASRE Aboard Refueled by KC-135 Tanker

A NASA SR-71 refuels from an Edwards Air Force Base KC-135 during the first flight of the NASA/Rocketdyne/Lockheed Martin Linear…

LASRE Pod Checked Before Flight
LASRE Pod Checked Before Flight

The Linear Aerospike SR Experiment (LASRE) pod is shown on the back of a NASA SR-71. Pictured is the half-span…

First Flight of SR-71 LASRE
First Flight of SR-71 LASRE

A NASA SR-71 successfully completed its first flight 31 October 1997 as part of the NASA/Rocketdyne/Lockheed Martin Linear Aerospike SR-71…

SR-71 Linear Aerospike SR-71 Experiment (LASRE)
SR-71 Linear Aerospike SR-71 Experiment (LASRE)

A NASA SR-71 successfully completed its first flight 31 October 1997 as part of the NASA/Rocketdyne/Lockheed Martin Linear Aerospike SR-71…