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X-15 being Launched from Beneath a B-52
As a public health precaution, the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center and the Museum in DC are temporarily closed. See our COVID-19 message.
X-15 being Launched from Beneath a B-52
The rocket-powered North American X-15 was carried to an altitude of 12,000 meters (40,000 feet) under the wing of a Boeing B-52 bomber and then drop launched.