By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Extremes in science are fun. Really wild things begin to happen when matter reaches extreme temperatures or speeds. Fast-moving objects are relatively common in the ...

was an ambitious experimental hypersonic aircraft project in the 1970s that aimed to build upon the advancements of the X-15 and X-24B programs. -Designed to reach speeds of Mach 8 and perform ...

It was called the NASA/USAF X-15 and it was an experimental aircraft designed by Nasa and the United States Air Force for a hypersonic research program. The X-15 broke records when reaching the ...

In the joint X-15 hypersonic research program that NASA conducted with the Air Force, the Navy, and North American Aviation the aircraft flew over a period of nearly 10 years and set unofficial ...