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Forty-three years ago today, XB-70A Valkyrie Air Vehicle No. 2 (62-0207) took-off from Edwards Air Force Base, California for the final time. The crew for this flight included aircraft commander and North American test pilot Alvin S. White and right-seater USAF Major Carl S. Cross. White would be making flight… Read More
Fifty years ago this month, the USAF/North American X-15 made its first free flight with test pilot A. Scott Crossfield at the controls. While bred for hypersonic flight, the aircraft still had to handle well enough at low speeds for a pilot to land it dead-stick. As a result, history… Read More
Forty-Eight years ago today, President John F. Kennedy called a special session of the United States Congress to bring before that august body a variety of issues which he referred to as “urgent national needs”. The transcript of President Kennedy’s speech indicates that the ninth and last issue addressed by… Read More
Forty-six years ago today, NASA Astronaut Leroy Gordon Cooper successfully returned to the Earth following a 22-orbit mission. Designated Mercury-Atlas No. 9 (MA-9), Cooper’s flight was the final orbital space mission of the Mercury Program. It began with lift-off from Cape Canaveral, Florida at 13:04 hours GMT on Wednesday,… Read More
