Transiting from Air to Space
The North American X-15
TABLE OF CONTENTS
EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION
SECTION I
GENESIS OF A RESEARCH AIRPLANE
SECTION II
DESIGNING FOR MACH 6
SECTION III
THE PROPULSION STORY
SECTION IV
ON-BOARD SYSTEMS
SECTION V
TYING UP LOOSE ENDS
SECTION VI
RESEARCH AT THE EDGE OF SPACE
SECTION VII
THE LEGACY OF THE X-15
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