Static test number 1043 of XLR-11 engine for X-15, on January 12, 1959,at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Engine in test stand.
A speech by U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon in the United States. Vice President Richard Nixon and Mrs. Nixon arrive at a speaker stand at Edwards Air Force Base, California. They are escorted by other dignitaries. A flag of United States. People seated for the speech. Dignitaries on the stage. Vice President Nixon climbs up the steps of the stage and shakes hands with the dignitaries. Men take pictures. People seated on chairs at the base. Mr. Nixon; Mr. Kindelberger, President of North America; Mr. Horner, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Research and Development make speechs. The dignitaries stand and applaud. X-15 is towed by a tug and is rolled out of a hangar. Insignia of United States. Dignitaries on either side of the X-15.
Abandoned and wrecked cars loaded on a truck in New York City, United States. Crane lifts a car and places it into a smokeless furnace having a special chamber to eliminate air pollution. Car in flames.
The launch of SM-65A Atlas missile, test number 449, takes place from the Air Force Missile test Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Close views of the missile taking off and fire and smoke from rocket boosters.
Atlas Missile 6-B, test number 1512, ready to launch at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The missile takes off from launch pad. Atlas Missile 6-B in flight as it advances upward.
Atlas Missile 6-B launched, test number 1512 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Missile on the launch pad ready to launch. Huge explosion as Atlas Missile 6-B explodes during its flight. (Note: This missile suffered a turbopump bearing failure 80 seconds after launch, resulting in loss of thrust followed by pitch-down and vehicle breakup. The Air Force quickly replaced the turbopumps in their stock of Atlas and Thor missiles with an improved model.)
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