Capability: Experimental aircraft used for Aircraft and Spacecraft design Maiden Flight: 1959-06-08 Flight Life: ~10 minute flights Crew Capacity: 1 Third X-15 experimental rocket plane. Destroyed during flight 191. History The North American X-15 currently holds the record for the highest speed in a manned, powered aircraft. The three variants of the X-15 flew […]
Capability: It is boosted into space by a launch vehicle, then re-enters Earth’s atmosphere and lands as a spaceplane. The X-37 is operated by the United States Space Force for orbital spaceflight missions intended to demonstrate reusable space technologies. Maiden Flight: 2010-04-22 Flight Life: Multiple years in orbit Payload Capacity: 227 First X-37B. First flight […]
Capability: It is boosted into space by a launch vehicle, then re-enters Earth’s atmosphere and lands as a spaceplane. The X-37 is operated by the United States Space Force for orbital spaceflight missions intended to demonstrate reusable space technologies. Maiden Flight: 2010-04-22 Flight Life: Multiple years in orbit Payload Capacity: 227 Second X-37B. First flight […]
