Aerial view of river flowing through desert Southwest United States. Some greenery around a river. Hills in the background. A meandering river. Deposits of red sandstone.
An aircraft refueling truck before a flight.. Aerial views. Dry hilly terrain in desert Southwest. Uneven land. A few farms and grassy patches. A river flows by. Greenery on either side of the river. Large areas of red sandstone eroded in various shapes Meandering river.
First high powered flight of X-15 using high thrust XLR-99 engine number 2-10-21. Take off of B-52 Stratofortress with rocket powered aircraft X-15 under wing. The flight is piloted by Albert Scott Crossfield. B-52 Stratofortress with X-15 taxis and takes off. Smoky trail left by B-52. United States insignia on B-52. X-15 attached under right wing of B-52. B-52 Stratofortress with X-15 in flight. A look of X-15 attached with B-52. B-52 with X-15 in flight at a distance. A tail of X-15. Smoky trail left by X-15. X-15 detaches from B-52. X-15 soars upward at high speed.
First high powered flight of X-15 with XLR-99 engine. X-15 released from B-51 and soars aloft. Contrails from B-52 and X-15 are visible. Chase plane briefly visible as X-15 jettisons lower ventral fin prior to landing. X-15 lands.
X-15 lands at Edwards Air Force Base following first high powered rocket flight. Chase plane escorts on final approach. A hangar in the background. Fire truck, cars and van drive up to X-15 after landing. A man approaches X-15. A helicopter in flight above X-15. Pilot Scott Crossfield climbs out of cockpit.
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.
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