• North American X-15
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    North American X-15, rocket powered experimental aircraft; black Inconel X skin with wedge shaped horizontal stabilizer; yellow stripe NASA insignia on tail with stars and red bars United States national insignia on wings; white letter text "U.S. AIR FORCE" on the sides of the fuselage.

Created by

Eric Long

Date Created

/2007/07/1

Source

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, National Air and Space Museum Original Photography, NASM Acc. No. 2012-0026

Keywords

Aircraft; Astronauts; Aviation; Aviators; Engineers; Experimental; Military; People; Records & Firsts; Research; Rockets; Space

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