The North American X-15 was built to flirt with the edge of space, not to cross it by accident. Yet on a research mission ...
On August 22, 1963, Joe Walker climbed into the X-15 for what was meant to be another controlled high-altitude test. The rocket plane was already the fastest aircraft ever built, pushing speeds and ...
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship rocket never made it off the ground for its scheduled tenth test flight Sunday night before issues with the ground systems interfered — spoiling the company’s hopes for its ...