Roll out ceremony of American X-15 aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base in California, United States. United States Vice President Richard Nixon gives a speech during roll out ceremony of X-15. American X-15 comes out of the hangar. Photographers take pictures. Pilot wearing space suit gets into the cockpit of the aircraft. Technicians and engineers check the aircraft and take readings on instruments.
U.S. Air Force X-15A rocket powered aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base in California, United States. Workers sand X-15A aircraft in paint at a paint shop. A sign on a worker's shirt reads 'Martin'. The workers paint the body of the X-15 aircraft. Wings of the aircraft being coated with paint. A man places a gauge on the wing of the aircraft. The needle of the gauge moves. A man marks three points on the wing of the aircraft.
U.S. Air Force X-15A rocket powered aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base in California, United States. An X-15A aircraft at a paint shop. The nose section of the aircraft. The X-15A being towed out of the paint shop into a hangar. The aircraft enters the hangar. A technician works in an underground section of the aircraft in the hangar. Another technician in the foreground takes down notes. The aircraft on scales.
U.S. Air Force X-15A rocket powered aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base in California, United States. A X-15A aircraft backs up at the air base. The aircraft being positioned for an engine test. A pilot in the cockpit. A man closes the canopy. Other crew members in flight gear at the air base. Tail section of the X-15A aircraft emits fiery flare.
U.S. Air Force X-15A rocket powered aircraft in the United States. An X-15A aircraft lands on a dry lake bed and taxis. An aircraft flies over the lake bed. Technicians gather around the aircraft and lift the canopy. Pilot Major William J. Knight seated in the cockpit. He removes his helmet. Cameramen record the event. Major Knight speaks to an officer and newsmen after a successful flight. A technician near the X-15A aircraft. Firefighters pull hoses as they purge the propulsion system.
U.S. Air Force X-15A rocket powered aircraft in the United States. An X-15A aircraft in a hangar. Effects of a hypersonic flight on different parts of the X-15A aircraft. Cracks on the nose section of the aircraft. Cracked and discolored antenna, leading edges and control surfaces of the aircraft.