Acclaimed journalist and bestselling author Richard Tregaskis tells the story of the X-15’s development through the eyes of the brave pilots and brilliant engineers who made it possible. By 1961 it could reach speeds over three thousand miles per hour and fly at an altitude of thirty-one miles above the earth’s surface–the lower reaches of outer space. Developed by the US Air Force and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in collaboration with North American Aviation, the X-15 was sleek, black, and powerful–a missile with stubby wings and a cockpit on the nose. First tested in 1959, the X-15 rocket plane was at the forefront of the space race. The riveting true story of the world’s fastest plane and the first manned flights into outer space. You can read this before X-15 Diary: The Story of America’s First Space Ship PDF EPUB full Download at the bottom. Here is a quick description and cover image of book X-15 Diary: The Story of America’s First Space Ship written by Richard Tregaskis which was published in. Brief Summary of Book: X-15 Diary: The Story of America’s First Space Ship by Richard Tregaskis
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