U.S. Air Force X-15A rocket powered aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base in California, United States. An X-15A aircraft being fueled at the air base. Gas hoses lead to the X-15A aircraft. A technician speaks over a wireless. Fuel tankers near a USAF NB-52B Stratofortress aircraft as they fuel an X-15 A aircraft attached under its wing.
U.S. Air Force X-15A rocket powered aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base in California, United States. USAF Major William J. Knight in flight gear walks towards an X-15A aircraft. He gets into the cockpit of the aircraft. A technician talks to Major Knight as he points towards a note pad. A wind vane at the air base indicates wind direction. A sign on a vehicle reads 'NASA9'. A silhouetted technician in a control room in the foreground. USAF NB-52B Stratofortress aircraft in the background. Technicians close the canopy of the X-15A aircraft. The NB-52B aircraft with the X-15A under its wing at the air base. The NB-52B aircraft taxis and takes off.
U.S. Air Force X-15A rocket powered aircraft in the United States. A USAF NB-52B Stratofortress aircraft with an X-15A aircraft under its wing in flight. Smoke emits from the tail section of the X-15A aircraft. The X-15A aircraft detaches from the NB-52B aircraft. The X-15A aircraft in flight leaves behind a smoky trail.
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.
Apollo Moon craft during rugged landing tests at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, the NASA manned space flight center, in Houston, Texas. The Apollo Moon craft on a stand at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. The Moon craft makes a rugged landing when dropped from a rig while testing. (This shows impact tests of the Apollo space capsule, not the Lunar Exursion Module or LM or LEM.)
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