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North American X-15 (North American Aviation)

North American X-15
  • Length: 15.47 m
  • Diameter: 6.61 m
  • Launch Mass: 15195 T

The North American X-15, manufactured by North American Aviation established in 1928, undertook its inaugural launch on 06/08/1959, is reusable and is inactive.

North American X-15 has 12 successful launches and 1 failed attempts, with a cumulative tally of 13 launches, currently with 0 pending launches in the pipeline.

The North American X-15 was a hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft operated by the United States Air Force and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration as part of the X-plane series of experimental aircraft.

Manufacturer

North American Aviation

North American Aviation (NAA) was a major American aerospace manufacturer, responsible for a number of historic aircraft, including the T-6 Texan trainer, the P-51 Mustang fighter, the B-25 Mitchell bomber, the F-86 Sabre jet fighter, the X-15 rocket plane, and the XB-70, as well as Apollo command and service module, the second stage of the Saturn V rocket, the Space Shuttle orbiter and the B-1 Lancer.

Program

Human Spaceflight: X-15

Experimental hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft.

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