A narrative account of NASA's ambitious program, initiated in the 1950s, to test the survivability of rocket-powered aircraft at hypersonic speeds and at the outermost limits of the Earth's atmosphere.
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Thompson brings the era to life, describing the triumph and tragedy of the pilots and technicians that worked on perhaps the countrys most ambitious Xplane testing program. --Sky & Telescope
Thompson is especially strong in describing the human dimension of the X-15 effort, enlivening the narrative with both heroic and humorous anecdotes. --Air Power History
Couldnt put it down. --U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings
Milton O. Thompson (1926-1993) was chief engineer at the NASA Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility in Edwards, California.
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