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X-15 Spacecraft Under Construction By North American
The X-15, a half plane half missile designed to reach space, is under construction in Los Angeles by North American for the Air Force Navy and NACA. It will use a rocket launch and ballistic flight to explore hypersonic speeds and re entry heat with external nickel alloy armor and titanium inner structures. Initial tests will study flight at extreme speeds and weightlessness effects on pilots.
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Outer Space
Air Force
Navy
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
North American Aircraft
Los Angeles
NACA