X-15 Research Results
The X-15 was the first USAF and NASA project for manned spaceflight. Its goal was to explore ballistic flight, winged reentry, and gliding recovery from space. It was a stepping stone to later developments that would lead to manned orbital spaceflight. In the joint X-15 hypersonic research program that NASA conducted with the Air Force, the Navy, and North American Aviation, Inc., the aircraft flew over a period of nearly 10 years and set the world's unofficial speed and altitude records of 4,520 mph (Mach 6.7) and 354,200 ft in a program to investigate all aspects of piloted hypersonic flight. Information gained from the highly successful X-15 program contributed to the development of the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo piloted spaceflight programs as well as the Space Shuttle program.
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X-15 Research Results
The X-15 was the first USAF and NASA project for manned spaceflight. Its goal was to explore ballistic flight, winged reentry, and gliding recovery from space. It was a stepping stone to later developments that would lead to manned orbital spaceflight. In the joint X-15 hypersonic research program that NASA conducted with the Air Force, the Navy, and North American Aviation, Inc., the aircraft flew over a period of nearly 10 years and set the world's unofficial speed and altitude records of 4,520 mph (Mach 6.7) and 354,200 ft in a program to investigate all aspects of piloted hypersonic flight. Information gained from the highly successful X-15 program contributed to the development of the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo piloted spaceflight programs as well as the Space Shuttle program.
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| BN ID: | 2940012123022 |
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| Publisher: | Avalon Publishers |
| Publication date: | 10/10/2012 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 1 MB |
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