NASA Chief Test Pilot Joe Walker’s Flight in X-15

This video is a typical X-15 mission flown by Joseph A. Walker from taxi and liftoff under the wing of B-52 008, through launching over Nevada and landing on Rogers Lake at Dryden/Edwards, California. NASA High Range tracking stations at Beatty and Ely, Nevada provided track, telemetry, and communications for the flights. Walker holds the fastest speed (basic aircraft) of 4,104 mph (Mach ) on flight 1-30-51 and highest altitude record of 354,200 ft (67 miles) on flight 3-22-36. In 1960, Joseph “