X-15 rocket plane flown fragment presentation Juri Anna Kikina – Roscosmos Cosmonaut

Anna Kikina – Roscosmos Cosmonaut

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X-15 rocket plane flown fragment presentation Juri Anna Kikina – Roscosmos CosmonautThis 7x9 rigid foam presentation bears a fragment of the flown X 15 #3 that has been recovered by a team of aerospace archaelogists and sold in an effort to ensure their preservation as as raise funds for future team efforts. The North American X 15 rocket plane was part of the USAF NASA USN X series of experimental aircraft and set numerous speed and altitude records in the early 1960s, reaching the edge of space and bringing back valuable data that