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X-15 air launch from B-52 mothership |
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| Movie Number |
EM-0033-01
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| Movie Date |
1960s
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| Formats | 160x120 15-fps QuickTime Movie (2,054 KBytes) 320x240 30-fps QuickTime Movie (1.465 KBytes) 320x240 30-fps MPEG-1 Movie (3,282 KBytes) |
| Still photos of this aircraft are available in several resolutions at http://www1.dfrc.nasa.gov/Gallery/Photo/X-15/index.html |
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| Description |
This 23-second video clip shows one of the three X-15s under its B-52 mothership, ignition of the rocket engine, launch, and flight as viewed from the B-52. |
| Keywords | X-15; XLR-99; XLR-11; North American Aviation; Reaction Motors; Thiokol; reaction control system; B-52; Space Shuttle; Edwards Air Force Base; Dryden Flight Research Center; John Becker; U.S. Air Force; U.S. Navy; NASA |
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Last Modified: December 9, 2001 |
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