Cutaway drawing of the North American X-15

Cutaway drawing of the North American X-15.

Cutaway drawing of the North American X-15.

Photographer NASA

Location AFRC

Date January 20, 1962

X-15 cutaway drawing rocket-powered research aircraft North American Aviation XLR-99 rocket engine Thiokol Chemical Corp high-speed high-altitude flight B-52 air launch 4520 mph Mach 6 70 354200 ft altitude 67 miles altitude flight controls reaction controls Mercury program Gemini program Apollo program Space Shuttle hypersonic flight