X-15 rocket-powered aircraft piloted by Joseph Albert Walker setting a new altitude record of 169,600 feet in California, United States. Joseph Albert Walker with two other personnels as he walks towards theX-15 rocket-powered aircraft past the vehicles parked. The U.S. Air Force Bomber NB-52A Stratofortress with the X-15 under its wing stationed at the Edwards Air Force Base. Joseph Albert Walker climbs the ladder. He gets into the cockpit of the X-15. The Bomber NB-52A taxis. Vehicles being driven behind 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. People walk towards the X-15 rocket-powered aircraft. Vehicles parked at the Edwards Air Force Base. Officers and men stand near the aircraft. Joseph Albert Walker in the cockpit of the aircraft. A man talks to Joseph Albert Walker. A man wearing a protective gear sits holding a hose. A cameraman stands near the aircraft. Man takes out the helmet of Joseph Albert Walker and helps him come out of the cockpit of the aircraft. He is greeted by an official. He stands near the nose of the aircraft and talks to the people. Walker being greeted by people after setting the record.
X-15 rocket-powered aircraft piloted by Joseph Albert Walker setting a new altitude record of 169,600 feet in California, United States. Aircraft stationed at the Edwards Air Force Base. Aircraft taxis. 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 in flight below it. Pilot in the cockpit 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. 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.)
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