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X-15 in flight

X-15 air launch from B-52 mothership

Movie Number   EM-0033-01
Movie Date   1960s
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)
X-15 Still photos of this aircraft are available in several resolutions at
http://www1.dfrc.nasa.gov/Gallery/Photo/X-15/index.html
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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