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President Eisenhower returns from a tour of 11 free nations in United States.
Major events of the year 1959. Communist Vietnamese guerrillas march into South Vietnam. People flee their homes as a result of a war in Vietnam. President Dwight D Eisenhower returns after touring 11 free nations and receives a warm welcome at home. People in Washington DC greet his flight on its return to the USA. They hold sparkler fireworks by hand, creating a festive display along the street as he drives to the White House.
Static test number 1041 of XLR-11 engine for X-15. Edwards Air Force Base in California.
January 23, 1959. Static test number1041 of XLR-11 engine for X-15, at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Engine in test stand.
Static test number 1041 of XLR-11 engine for X-15 at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
Static test number 1041 of XLR-11 engine for X-15. Edwards Air Force Base, January 23, 1959. Heavy plumes of white smoke emerge as test is begun. Only one jet of gas appears from upper exhaust.
Static test of XLR-11 engine at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
Static test number 1044 of XLR-11 engine for X-15. Edwards Air Force Base, January 13, 1959.
Static test of XLR-11 engine for X-15 at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
Static test number 1051 of XLR-11 engine at Edwards Air Force Base, on February 2, 1959. A technician walks past the engine just before it is fired up on the test stand. A jet flame comes out the engine.
First powered flight of an X-15 Rocket Plane. Also scenes of several other X-15 powered flights.
X-15 first powered flight on Thursday, 17 September, 1959. (X-15 No. 2, tail number: 56-6671 with LR-11 engines. Scott Crossfield flew this mission at mach 2.11 and altitude 52,341 feet.) Scenes of several other X-15 powered flights are also shown. View of the water tower at Edwards Air Force Base, california. Overhead, NASA NB-52A, No. 003 and an F-100D chase plane, are seen at high altitude, with contrails behind them. The X-15, cradled under the B-52's right wing, drops clear, starts its rocket engines and begins its first independent powered flight, climbing rapidly away from the B-52. NASA camera tracks it, appearing as a moving white dot against the sky. The next sequences show later powered flights. View of NASA B-52 and three chase planes leaving contrails overhead. X-15 drops, its engines are running and falls behind the B-52, before accelerating rapidly, passing to its right, and continuing upward. Another scene shows brief glimpse of NASA B-52 overhead (no contrails). In final scene, X-15 is seen moving rapidly, leaving a long contrail behind it. Cloud then obscures the image somewhat.