Bell X-1 rocket plane at airfield in United States. A man with a hose stands near X-1. Smoke emits from the back of X-1. Insignia of United States. Man stands next to the wing of X-1. Smoke or condensate covers X-1. Men stand near the cockpit, one of them looks inside the cockpit. A pilot in a cockpit. A man approaches the pilot. Nose art writing on plane nose says "Bell aircraft".
Bell X-1 rocket plane hooked with B-29 bomber aircraft in flight. Bell X-1 is towed with tug and pulled out of the hangar. Men direct the tug. A radar and hangar in the background. The plane fueled with liquid oxygen. The B-29 bomber is tugged across the landing strip. X-1 sits underside of B-29. X-1 is hooked onto the underside of a B-29 Superfortress bomber by the technicians. A pilot shakes hand with an officer and talks. B-29 with X-1 in the background. B-29 bomber with X-1 taxis and takes off. B-29 bomber with X-1 in flight. A chase plane in flight. View of B-29 bomber with X-1. X-1 is released and in flight. X-1 in flight to the great height and leaves a vapor tail. X-1 lands on the dry lake bed. The pilot is congratulated.
D-588-2 Sky Rocket at Muroc Air Base (later Edwards Air Force Base) in California. D-588-2 Sky Rocket is pushed out of a hangar. Insignia of United States. Radar in the background. A rudder of D-588-2 Sky Rocket. Men stand behind the rudder. Landing gear and nose of D-588-2. A man stands on the right wing of Sky Rocket. The cockpit of the Sky Rocket is open. D-588-2 Sky Rocket fueled. D-5882 ground crew prepares to service. Two men work under the right wing.
D-588-2 Sky Rocket at Muroc Air Base (later Edwards Air Force Base) in California. Ground crewmen around the cockpit of D-588-2 Sky Rocket. A man in a cockpit. A crewman stands on a ladder. A rudder of D-588-2. Insignia of United States. Men around D-588-2 Sky Rocket. The cockpit is closed. Front hatch is open. Man seated in plane nose of D-588-2. A man on a ladder. Ground crewmen around plane. Flame for rocket burns up.
Jupiter missile test in United States. Jupiter missile on a test tower. Static fire comes out from the missile. The static fire is reduced and stops after a while.
Jupiter missile test in United States. Jupiter missile on a test tower. Static fire arises from the missile and the smoke is released. Blanket of smoke covers the tower as well as the missile. The fire and the smoke reduced.
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