Carries an X-15 rocket plane under its wing, to launching altitude for a test flight over Edwards Air Force Base, California leaving contrails in the...
President John F. Kennedy shakes hands and meets officials involved in the X-15 rocket plane project at the awarding of the Harmon International...
The First X-43A Hypersonic Research Aircraft And Its Modified Pegasus Booster Rocket Are Carried Aloft By Nasa's Nb-52B Carrier Aircraft June 2, 2001...
United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle stands ready on May 15, 2020 for a scheduled launch tomorrow at Cape...
Test pilots of the X-15 rocket plane watch as President John F. Kennedy awards the Harmon International Trophy to NASA at the White House. The X-15...
The X-15 leaves a thick contrail as it streaks over Edwards Air Force Base in California, during a test flight. The X-15 rocket plane, built by North...
Photograph of NASA research pilot Bill Dana standing next to the the North American X-15, a hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft, October 24, 1967....
In the 50s and 60s Scott Crossfield was one of the'rigth stuff' guys. He was the first person to fly a plane at mach 2, and helped design the X-15, a...
Steve Fossett, who made aviation history by completing the first solo balloon flight around the world in July, is reunited with the capsule in which...
Air Force pilot Captain Joe H Engle poses with his wife and their children, Laurie and Joe Jr, after his eight-minute familiarization flight in the...
Space Exploration, pic: 1961, NASA test pilot Neil Armstrong receives the keys of a X-15 rocket plane from North American test pilot Scott...
Avion-fusée experimental américain X-15 avec deux réservoires supplémentaires qui lui permettent de voler à plus de 8000 km/heure, le 4 novembre 1965...
The pilot of a North American X-15 rocket plane climbs into the cockpit, circa 1960. X-15 pilots were awarded astronaut status by the USAF, since the...
Carries an X-15 rocket plane under its wing, to launching altitude for a test flight over Edwards Air Force Base in California. A chase plane follows...
Test pilots of the X-15 rocket plane watch as President John F. Kennedy awards the Harmon International Trophy to NASA at the White House. The X-15...
Carries an X-15 rocket plane under its wing, to launching altitude for a test flight over Edwards Air Force Base in California. The X-15 rocket...
Test pilot, Air Force Major Robert M. White, speaks at press conference on the X-15 rocket plane project at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The...
Several men help zip a pilot into a special suit for a test flight of the X-15 rocket plane at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The X-15 rocket...
Two men help zip a pilot into a special suit for a test flight of the X-15 rocket plane at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The X-15 rocket plane,...
Carries an X-15 rocket plane under its wing, to launching altitude for a test flight over Edwards Air Force Base, California. The X-15 rocket plane,...
The X-15 leaves a thick contrail as it streaks over Edwards Air Force Base in California, during a test flight. The X-15 rocket plane, built by North...
Drops an X-15 rocket plane after carrying it to launching altitude for a test flight over Edwards Air Force Base in California. The X-15 rocket...
Carries an X-15 rocket plane under its wing, to launching altitude for a test flight over Edwards Air Force Base in California. A chase plane follows...
Carries an X-15 rocket plane under its wing, to launching altitude for a test flight over Edwards Air Force Base, California. The X-15 rocket plane,...
Carries an X-15 rocket plane under its wing, to launching altitude for a test flight over Edwards Air Force Base, California. The X-15 rocket plane,...
Drops an X-15 rocket plane after carrying it to launching altitude for a test flight over Edwards Air Force Base in California. The X-15 rocket...
Drops an X-15 rocket plane after carrying it to launching altitude for a test flight over Edwards Air Force Base in California. The X-15 rocket...
Tucked under the wing of a B-52 aircraft from which it is launched, this sleek X-15 research plane is poised for another of its many experimental...
Cape Canaveral: Joe Engle, who flew the fabled X-15 rocket plane 16 times, has a wave and a new mission, as he commands the second flight of the...
Space twins Edward H. White and James McDivitt , and Capt. Joe H. Engle, x-15 pilot , are shown at the pentagon today after receiving their astronaut...
Space twins Edward H. White and James McDivitt , and Capt. Joe H. Engle, x-15 pilot , are shown at the pentagon today after receiving their astronaut...
Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.: Turnover of the X-15 with the powerful new engine from contractor to customer is symbolized by Scott Crossfield ,...
Test pilot Joseph A. Walker smiles as he stands beside an X-15 rocket plane in which he flew at a record breaking altitude of 165,000 feet and a...
Typical mission of the rocket plane X 15 test carried by a B 52 and released for its flight towards the stratosphere on November 18, 1963 in the...
The rocket-powered Bell X-S1 used by the US airforce to achieve height and speed records, as well as develop their understanding of jet fighters.
Military pilot sits in the cockpit of an X-15 experimental rocket aircraft, wearing an astronaut's spacesuit.
Aeronautical engineer and test pilot William 'Pete' Knight standing near the X-15 rocket plane at Edwards Air Force Base in California, September...
an f-15 eagle from the 114th fighter squadron fires an aim-9x missile during a weapons systems evaluation program at tyndall air force base, florida. - x 15 rocket plane stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images
Portrait of American military test pilot Major Robert M. White as he poses with his hand on the North American X-15 experimental rocket plane at...
Pilot Neil Armstrong and X-15, 1960. Dryden pilot Neil Armstrong is seen here next to the X-15 ship after a research flight. The X-15 was a...
World's Fastest Piloted Aircraft. Piloted by Neil Armstrong. Bridged the gap between human flight in the atmosphere and spaceflight. North American...
An X-43A hypersonic experimental aircraft, left, and its modified Pegasus booster rocket are fastened under the wing of a NASA B-52B aircraft March...
The X-43A hypersonic research aircraft, left, and its modified Pegasus booster rocket are nestled under the wing of NASA''s NB-52B carrier aircraft...
An X-43A hypersonic experimental aircraft, left, and its modified Pegasus booster rocket are fastened under the wing of a NASA B-52B aircraft March...
The X-43A hypersonic research aircraft, left, and its modified Pegasus booster rocket are nestled under the wing of NASA''s NB-52B carrier aircraft...
An attendee passes a model of a Saber 220 missile at the 17th Dubai Air Show in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Monday, Nov. 15, 2021. On the first...
United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle stands ready on May 15, 2020 for a scheduled launch tomorrow at Cape...
United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle stands ready on May 15, 2020 for a scheduled launch tomorrow at Cape...
United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle stands ready on May 15, 2020 for a scheduled launch tomorrow at Cape...
Air Force team gathered around X-15 rocket-powered aircraft crash at Mud Lake, Nevada, November 9, 1962. Image courtesy National Aeronautics and...
Astronaut Joe Henry Engle poses in front of the X-15 Research Rocket aircraft, December 2, 1965. Image courtesy National Aeronautics and Space...
Astronaut Neil Armstrong in the cockpit of the X-15 Research Rocket aircraft after a research flight, 1961. Image courtesy National Aeronautics and...
Dryden pilot Neil Armstrong poses next to the X-15 ship 1 rocket-powered aircraft after a research flight, November 30, 1959. Image courtesy National...
An Air Force team gathers around an X-15 rocket-powered aircraft crash at Mud Lake, Nevada, November 9, 1962. Image courtesy National Aeronautics and...
