At the Edge of Space: The X-15 Flight Program
by Milton O. Thompson
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Author: Milton O. ThompsonForeword: Neil A Armstrong
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Format: Illustrated
Published: 2003-02-17
ISBN: 1588340783
Number of pages: 375
Publisher: Smithsonian
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Summary: 5 Stars
This is a report of the X-15 flight test program by one of the pilots. Full of anectodes, funny and hair-raising stories, technical descriptions about this exciting plane - and great fun to read! (Only - slight - drawback: B/W photos only, and not a lot of them.)
In the last chapter Milt Thompson tells us what the individual pilots did after taking part in the X-15 program. I like the line "Neil Armstrong was the third pilot to leave the program, in December 1960. He joined the NASA Astronaut Corps and then I lost track of him."
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