North American X-15
The North American X-15 was a rocket-powered hypersonic research aircraft developed by North American Aviation for a joint NASA, U.S. Air Force, and U.S. Navy program. NASA describes the X-15 program as a nearly decade-long effort that investigated piloted hypersonic flight, reached unofficial records of Mach 6.7 and 354,200 feet, and produced data later used across Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, and Space Shuttle development.
Identity
- Aliases
- X-15
- Family Name
- X-15
- Full Name
- North American X-15
- Reusability
- fully_reusable
- Slug
- north-american-x-15
- Status
- retired
- Type
- other
Details
- Description
- The North American X-15 was a rocket-powered hypersonic research aircraft developed by North American Aviation for a joint NASA, U.S. Air Force, and U.S. Navy program. NASA describes the X-15 program as a nearly decade-long effort that investigated piloted hypersonic flight, reached unofficial records of Mach 6.7 and 354,200 feet, and produced data later used across Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, and Space Shuttle development.
- First Flight Year
- 1,959
- Last Flight Year
- 1,968
- Manufacturer Id
- jd780m5a2cp4hrh1drx1w72j7d85kzem
- Operator Id
- vh76vnx3yy1vy23j7zc3wk80wx7nhx5f
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.nasa.gov/reference/x-15/
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_X-15
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/7/2026, 5:59:44 AM
- Image
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- Updated Time
- 7/7/2026, 5:59:44 AM