North American Aviation X-15 air drop from Boeing NB-52A Stratofortress 52-003

Published on in 9 November 1961Full resolution (862 × 528)

The number two North American Aviation X-15, 56-6671, is dropped from the Boeing NB-52A Stratofortress, 52-003. The XLR99 rocket engine is just igniting. Frost from the cryogenic fuels coats the fuselage. (NASA)

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