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Officials and workers at Edwards Air Force await landing of the X-15 after its first high powered flight

Military and civilian officials, workers in hard hats, and others at Edwards Air Force Base await landing of the X-15 following its first high powered flight. Visible are cars, vans , construction equipment and observers. A hangar in the background. Observers shield their eyes from the sun as they look up to watch the approaching X-15. A fire truck in the background. Some observers around a yellow van. Officers seated in a car A civilian official smokes An Air Force officer looks through binoculars. A senior master sergeant stands next to him. A sign reads 'Edwards AF' on a car. A man inside a van smokes a cigar.

Date: 1960, November 15
Duration: 1 min 10 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675021330
North American X-15 rocket plane being towed across Rogers Dry Lake, Edwards Air Force Base

NASA X-15 rocket plane, number 56-6671, is being towed by a tractor, after landing on a Rogers Dry Lake runway at Edwards Air Force Base. A set of wheels is installed at the rear of the aircraft. A van with meteorological instruments on top, drives alongside. Several other vehicles follow in a line, including one with an auxiliary power unit.

Date: 1959, September
Duration: 1 min 19 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675021362
NASA B-52 taxis out for takeoff, carrying an X-15 rocket plane under its right wing

NASA NB-52A aircraft, tail number 52-003, parked at Edwards Air Force Base, with an X-15 rocket plane cradled under its right wing. Two men run across the ramp to the aircraft. One carries a ladder. The B-52 taxis out. View through windshield of a vehicle following the B-52 as it taxis.

Date: 1959
Duration: 54 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675021366
Post-landing activities following first powered flight of X-15. Grounding cables are attached to airframe. Firemen hose area.

Post flight activities, at Edwards Air Force , involving the X-15, 56-6671, following its first-ever powered flight of an X-5 rocket plane. Cylinder with pressure gauges seen on sand. Technicians secure ground wires to the aircraft. One talks to test pilot Scott Crossfield, who is still in cockpit. Technicians examine nose gear. Some gather around rear of X-15. Fire Truck stands by. Test pilot Scott Crossfield leaves cockpit and accompanies civilian official to waiting car. Firemen hose down area around the X-15. Car carrying Crossfield drives away with white flag affixed to it. Ground crews prepare to tow the X-15.

Date: 1959, September 17
Duration: 4 min 12 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675021369
XLR-99 engine on engine stand, it runs and smoke comes out from the exhaust cone during a test at Edwards Air Force Base.

Test of XLR-99 engine. XLR-99 engine at test area. Fire comes out of XLR-99 engine exhaust. Blaze dies down from X-15 exhaust as vapor or smoke rises up from bottom of engine stand. XLR-99 exhaust cone. Smoke comes pouring out under the cone. Engine fires flame shoot out of the cone and dies out. As engine runs the flame varies its distance at different thrust. Flame is thrown way out and then dies out. Later the smoke comes rolling from counter frame. A puff of smoke pours out of exhaust cone.

Date: 1959, September 9
Duration: 4 min 25 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675021379
Mating of X-15 with B-52 Stratofortress and Scott Crossfield in cockpit for the first flight at Edwards Air Force Base.

Mating of X-15 with B-52 Stratofortress. B-52 at Edwards Air Force Base. X-15 under the right wing of B-52 is parked on flight line. A checkout van is parked in front of the aircraft. Ground Crew and checkout equipment around the aircraft. X-15 on flight line under the wing of B-52. North American technicians check the research aircraft. A man operates the hydraulic lift hand control unit. X-15 on hydraulic lift is mated to pylon under the right wing of B-52 carrier aircraft. Technicians work on X-15 to be attached with pylon. Two men on ladder stand and work on the top of X-15. Technician works on the wheel of B-52. Scott Crossfield talks to North American official. The nose wheel of X-15 is on hoist and technician on ladder attach X-15 with the pylon. A technician stands next to the hoist. Three men work on stand and adjust X-15 according to pylon. X-15 under the right wing of B-52 and technicians work. X-15 pilot Scott Crossfield and North American test engineers in conference prior to first flight. An engineer on radio. Nose of X-15. North American test pilot Scott Crossfield wearing special pressure suit climbs up a maintenance stand ladder into cockpit of X-15. Technicians close X-15 canopy.

Date: 1959, March 5
Duration: 4 min 23 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675021400