North American X-15 - A Short History [updated version]
Channel: A Short History
Date: 2021-07-21

The North American X-15 was a hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft operated by the United States Air Force and NASA between 1959 and 1968, and one of the fastest planes ever. It still has the speed record for manned aircraft, at Mach 6.70. It also crossed over the edge of space multiple times. 

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Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_X-15, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - the text has been remixed and shortened

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