X-15 rocket-powered aircraft piloted by Joseph Albert Walker setting a new altitude record of 169,600 feet in California, United States. Aerial view of the U.S. Air Force bomber NB-52A Stratofortress with the X-15 rocket-powered aircraft under its wing while in flight. Two other aircraft in flight on either side of bomber NB-52A Stratofortress. The X-15 rocket-powered aircraft being released from the bomber NB-52A. Aerial view of the X-15 aircraft in flight. smoke comes out of the aircraft.
X-15 rocket-powered aircraft piloted by Joseph Albert Walker setting a new altitude record of 169,600 feet in California, United States. Aerial view of the U.S. Air Force bomber NB-52A Stratofortress with the X-15 rocket-powered aircraft under its wing while in flight as seen from another aircraft. Another aircraft in flight behind the bomber NB-52A. The X-15 rocket-powered aircraft being released from the bomber NB-52A. Aerial view of the X-15 aircraft in flight. Smoke trails come out of the aircraft. The rear of the pilot in the cockpit.
The Atlas LV-3A/Agena B rocket on a launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, United States. SAMOS 3, a U.S. Air Force first generation photo surveillance satellite, aboard the Atlas LV-3A/Agena B. The rocket blows up. Smoke columns rise as the rocket catches fire. Several views of the smoke rising. Electrical towers and lines in the foreground. The launch pad as seen through the smoke. (Note:One of the pad umbilicals did not properly detach at liftoff, cutting off electrical power to the Atlas. The booster fell back through the launch stand and exploded. SLC-4E was fully repaired in only nine weeks and hosted Samos 4's launch two weeks after that.)
Atlas missile 27E launches at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Missile blows up soon after its launch. Fire and black smoke rises from the explosion.
Atlas missile 27E launches at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Missile ready for the launch. It falls with a large explosion on the ground. Fire and black smoke rises from the explosion.
Atlas missile 27E launches at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. View of Atlas 27E ready to launch. Large explosion on the ground soon after its launch. Fire and black smoke rises from the explosion. (Note: This was the ninth E-series Atlas launched and the first from the West Coast. The missile suffered combustion instability in one booster engine, the resultant asymmetrical thrust causing it to tip over and explode on impact with the silo wall. OSTF-1 suffered extensive damage and did not host another launch for nine months.)
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