It was a real kick in the pants.(...)Read the rest of The X-15, the Pilot and the Space Shuttle (1,316 words)
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009
The X-15, the Pilot and the Space Shuttle
Fifty years ago in 1959, test pilot Scott Crossfield threw the switch to ignite the twin XLR-11 engines of his North American Aviation X-15 rocket plane and begin the storied test program’s first powered flight.
It was a real kick in the pants.(...)Read the rest of The X-15, the Pilot and the Space Shuttle (1,316 words)
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It was a real kick in the pants.(...)Read the rest of The X-15, the Pilot and the Space Shuttle (1,316 words)
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