Pioneering the Hypersonics

This is the North American X-15, a legend, a pioneer, an engineering marvel born to boost the scientific research which helped to put men on the moon

The North American X-15 (3D model). Image by the author.

It was a sunny morning in the Rogers Dry Lake on October 7, 1967. Only the sound of wind and dust dared timidly to break the silence. Suddenly, a big “bang” came out of…