For nearly a decade, the X-15 - the fastest flying manned aircraft ever made - completed 199 missions at record breaking ...

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 ...

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 ...