X-15 and
other X-Planes
Magazines
and other periodicals
This list is a
bibliography of articles and
other content printed in magazines and other periodical literature,
such
as newspapers. The purpose of this list is to record known
examples relating mainly to the X-15 program, but including limited
material
for related programs. Undoubtedly many more such publications
exist than are shown here.
Most of the
periodicals listed here are so
old that they are no longer available in typical libraries, it is
generally difficult to find surviving copies. It's possible
that
this list's practical value may lie in simply documenting the scope of
attention
given to the X-15 program while it was active.
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of detailed listings
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Magazine name index
Links
to the first issue
listed for each magazine or periodical:
Aircraft
Illustrated
Air & Space
Air Force
`
AIR
Intelligence
Training Bulletin
Air
International
Air Pictorial
Air Progress
Airplane
American
Modeler
Aviation
Heritage
Aviation Week
1957
1958 1959 1960
1961 19621963 1964 1965
1966 1967
1968
Cine
Cosmos Star
Coronet
Cosmopolitan
Electronics
Illustrated
FineScale
Modeler
Flight Journal
Flying
Flying Review
Friends
Interavia
Invention
& Technology
Jets
and Rockets
Leo Plan
Life
Mechanix
Illustrated
Modern Man
National
Geographic
Naval
Aviation News
Newsweek
North
American
Aviation Annual Report
Paris Match
Popular
Electronics
Popular
Mechanics
Popular
Science
Purdue
Alumnus
Read Magazine
Readers
Digest
San Diego
Union
Saturday
Evening Post
Science World
Sir!
Space World
Take Off
Target
Time
True
Wide World
Wings
Magazine
References (detailed)
Aircraft
Illustrated
January 1999
| Cover |
|
Art of X-15 #2 (1962 or earlier) climbing for altitude,
teaser for article: "The X-Files NASA's 'right
stuff'" |
| p. 36 |
"The X-Files" |
Article discusses X-planes @ Dryden/Edwards; 2 photos
of X-15
on p. 40 |
Air
& Space
June/July 1993
| Cover |
|
Photo of Milt Thompson next to mockup of X-15 #3 |
| p. 22 |
"Fast Track" |
Article about test flying and test pilots, features
Milt
Thompson & Bill Dana |
Air
Force November 1958
| Cover |
|
Art shows X-15 climbing away from B-52 after launch |
| p. 84 |
"The X-15 A Forum" |
4-page excerpt from panel q & a, panel was Walt
Williams,
Scott Crossfield, and Robert White |
| p. 88 |
"First X-15 Is Rolled Out" |
2-page article, 2 rollout photos, 1 artists conception
of
launch |
Air Force [/ Space
Digest] June 1968
| p. (??) |
"The quiet records of the X-15" |
Article by Irving Stone |
AIR
Intelligence Training Bulletin October 9, 1961
p. 7
|
"School Room
for Orbital Flight"
|
p. 7 5-page article with 8 good
photos
(published by Continental Air Command)
|
Air
International
July 1996 (Vol 51 No 1)
| p. 47 |
"Erich Bachem's Snake in the Sky" |
Article with photos on Bachem Natter, 1945 German
manned
wooden rocket |
Air
International August
1996 (Vol 51 No 2)
| p. 94 |
"Bell X-2" |
Excellent article, good photos & drawings, part
1 of 2 |
Air
International September
1996 (Vol 51 No 3)
| p. 168 |
"Bell X-2" |
Excellent article, good photos & drawings, part
2 of 2 |
Air
International October
1996 (Vol 51 No 4)
| p. 242 |
"The Space Shuttle Orbiter
Part 1" |
Good history of origins, including X-15 and X-20 |
Air
International November
1996 (Vol 51 No 5)
| p. 309 |
"The Space Shuttle Orbiter
Part 2" |
Good history of designs leading to shuttle, M2-F1,
M2-F2,
M2-F3,, HL-10, X-24A, and X-24B lifting bodies |
Air
International December
1996 (Vol 51 No 6)
| p. 362 |
"The Space Shuttle Orbiter
Part 3" |
Final evolution of shuttle orbiter design |
Air
Pictorial
May 1964
| p. 142 |
"North American
X-15A-2"
|
by John W. R. Taylor |
Air
Progress
Spring 1959
| p. 46 |
|
2-page photo spread: 3 captions, 3-view
drawings,
flight path illustration, 5 photos from rollout of #1 X-15 |
Airplane
Volume 15
Issue 179 (no date given, looks like late 1990's)
| p. 4991 |
"Great Aircraft of the World" |
Includes excellent X-15 photos and art, including front
&
rear covers, centerfold; most show the X-15A-2 |
American
Modeler November 1961
| Cover |
|
Art shows X-15 at peak heating in reentry |
| p. 6 |
|
2/3 page note with 3 photos, 1 drawing, notes award of
Harmon
Trophy jointly to Scott Crossfield, Joe Walker, and Robert
White |
Aviation
Heritage September 1992
| p. 46 |
"First Airplane Into Space" |
Article by Ron Edwards, surveys X-15 program; 7 pages
with 8
photos |
Aviation
Week May 6,
1957 (5/6/57)
| p. 26 |
"X-15 Capability Outstrips
Speculations" |
Article based on interview with Scott Crossfield |
Aviation
Week February
3, 1958 (2/3/58)
| p. 26 |
"How X-15 Will Double Man's Mach
Number" |
Good article during X-15 construction |
Aviation Week
April 7,
1958 (4/7/58)
| p. 31 |
"X-15 Space Suit, Seat Tested" |
Photo feature |
| p. 63 |
"X-15 Rocket Vehicle in Fabrication
Stage" |
Photo feature |
Aviation Week
April 14,
1958 (4/14/58)
| p. 26 |
|
First official drawing of X-15, NAA artist's conception |
| p. 110 |
|
Earlier drawing of X-15 used in 2-page ad for "Research
in
Space" issue |
Aviation Week
June 9, 1958
(6/9/58)
| p. 23 |
"X-15 Instruments" |
Box, about Sperry inertial instruments |
Aviation Week
June 16,
1958 (6/16/58)
| p. 30-31 |
|
2-page ad by North American Aviation, featuring X-15 |
| p. 81 |
"NACA Shifting to Space Agency Role" |
X-15 references in article, photo of motion simulator
appears
to be for X-15 reentry |
| p. 86 |
"USAF Space Effort Based on Research" |
X-15 reference in article |
| p. 95 |
Section title page |
Full-page color photo on stiff material of Scott
Crossfield
in MC-2 pressure suit under heat lamps |
| p. 106 |
"Medicine Paces Man's Flight into
Space" |
X-15 references in article |
| p. 117 |
"X-15, Dyna-Soar Will Put Man into
Space" |
Article, includes illustration of X-15 flight path,
Wendover
to Edwards |
| p. 180 |
"New Test Tools Needed for Space Age" |
Reference to Scott Crossfield & X-15 in
article,
table above text with reference is titled "Experimental Techniques
for Hypersonic Research" |
| p. 293 |
"X-15 Rocket Engine Test Stand" |
Photo with caption |
Aviation Week
June 23,
1958 (6/23/58)
| p. 25 |
"X-15 Rocket Test Facility is
Started" |
Article |
| p. 37 |
"Dryden Foresees NASA-Industry Teams" |
Article by Hugh Dryden includes X-15 references |
Aviation Week
October 13,
1958 (10/13/58)
| p. 28 |
"X-15 Rollout Set" |
Box, news note |
Aviation Week
October 27,
1958 (10/27/58)
| Cover |
|
Photo, rollout of #1 X-15 |
| p. 88 |
"Design Reflects Hypersonic Mission" |
News article, rollout of #1 X-15 |
Aviation
Week January
12, 1959 (1/12/59)
| Cover teaser |
"Sperry Delivers X-15 Inertial
Flight System" |
|
| p. 20 |
Advertisement, B. F. Goodrich |
|
| p. 53 |
"X-15 Flight System Shows All
Attitudes" |
Article |
Aviation Week
February 2,
1959 (2/2/59)
| p. 28 |
"X-15 Flight Date" |
Small news box noting date planned for first flight |
Aviation Week
February 9,
1959 (2/9/59)
| p. 28 |
"X-15 Research Plane Undergoes
Resonance
Tests" |
Photo, X-15 mounted to pylon under wing of B-52 |
| p. 50 |
Advertisement, Stavid Engineering |
Illustrated with 1/2 page art of X-15 modified to add
jet
intakes & reshape vertical stabilizer |
| p. 133 |
Advertisement, North American
Aviation |
Includes reference to X-15 |
Aviation Week
February 16,
1959 (2/16/59)
| p. 67 |
"Wing Pylon Secures X-15 Research
Plane to B-52" |
3 photos + captions |
| p. 116 |
"X-15 .. A challenge for fasteners" |
Full-page ad by hi-shear Rivet Tool Co. |
Aviation Week
February 23,
1959 (2/23/59)
| p. 28 |
"Ground Bases Prepare for X-15's
Flight" |
Article, 2 1/2 pages with 3 photos and 1 drawing |
Aviation Week
March 16,
1959 (3/16/59)
| p. 30 |
"Over-Temperature Indication Cuts
X-15 Flight
Check" |
Photo with large caption, B-52 carrying X-15 on takeoff |
Aviation Week
March 30,
1959 (3/30/59)
| p. 22 |
Hydromatics ad (X-15) |
|
| p. 59 |
"X-15 Engine Will Have Wide Space
Use" |
Good article on XLR-99 with good photos |
Aviation Week
May 4, 1959
(5/4/59)
| p. 29 |
|
Photo with large caption X-15 Cockpit Mockup
Shows
Location of Controls |
| p. 150 |
|
Small art image of X-15 in Thiokol ad |
Aviation Week
May 11, 1959
(5/11/59)
| p. 6 |
Hydromatics ad |
Includes X-15 illustrations |
| p. 69 |
"Measuring Whole-Body Radiation
Determines Effect
on X-15 Pilots" |
Article |
Aviation Week
May 25, 1959
(5/25/59)
| p. 81 |
"X-15 Rocket Engines Ready for
Installation" |
Short article / news note |
| p. 126 |
Aviation Week ad |
Includes line art illustration of X-15 |
Aviation Week
June 8, 1959
(6/8/59)
| p. 69 |
"Centrifuge Furthers X-15 Pilot
Safety" |
Article (long) |
| p. 69 |
|
Photos, testing Q Ball nose in exhaust of F-100 |
Aviation Week
June 15,
1959 (6/15/59)
| p. 23 |
|
Note in the Industry Observer box reports shipment of
the
first XLR-99-RM-1 rocket engine from Reaction Motors to Edwards AFB |
| p. 29 |
"X-15 Makes Successful Free Flight" |
1-page article with 5 photos covers first flight
(unpowered) |
Aviation Week
June 22,
1959
(6/22/59)
("Next Decade in Space" issue)
| p. 92 |
News Digest |
Note on use of side stick in X-15 first flight |
| p. 107 |
"Road Mapper for the X-15" |
Advertisement, Texas Instruments |
| p. 131 |
|
Photo of X-15 model in low-speed wind tunnel |
| p. 151 |
|
3 shadowgraph photos of X-15 model at Mach 2.5 |
| p. 155 |
|
2 photos of X-15 1st flight, 1 photo of large X-15 model |
| p. 156 |
"Hypersonic Aircraft Will Face
Technical, Cost
Problems" |
Article |
| p. 208 |
|
Ad, Revere Corporation, features X-15 |
| p. 305 |
|
Ad, B.F. Goodrich, features X-15 |
| p. 311 |
"Full-Pressure Suits Refined for
Comfort" |
Article |
Aviation Week
June 29,
1959 (6/29/59)
| Cover |
|
Photo of X-15 launch from B-52 on first flight |
Aviation Week
July 20,
1959 (7/20/59)
| p. 15 |
|
Full page ad by USI Western Design showing X-15 nose
gear |
| p. 31 |
"Second X-15 to Fly" |
News box reports plan for #2 first captive flight |
Aviation Week
July 27,
1959 (7/27/59)
| p. 38 |
"USAF X-15 carries its own
atmosphere" |
Full page ad by Garrett AiResearch |
Aviation Week
August 3,
1959 (8/3/59)
| p. 31 |
"X-15 Captive Flight" |
News box, first captive flight of #2 X-15 |
| p. 53 |
"Power for the X-15" |
General Electric ad includes first-launch photo of X-15
&
B-52 |
| p. 65 |
"High Range" |
Electronic Engineering Co. ad has half-page
illustration of
X-15 |
Aviation Week
August 10,
1959 (8/10/59)
| p. 38 |
|
Stavid Engineering ad features drawing of "modified
X-15"
aircraft |
| p. 113 |
"Road Mapper for the X-15" |
Texas Instruments ad for roof prisms includes drawing
of X-15 |
| p. 117 |
"X-15 Nose Wheel Equipped With
Fabric-Tread Tires" |
Photo with caption, describes B.F'. Goodrich
development of
tread with nylon cord to avoid throwing tread in high-speed landings |
Aviation Week
August 10,
1959 (8/10/59)
| p. 24 |
"Glide Tests Lead to First Powered
Flight" |
News article |
Aviation Week
August 31,
1959 (8/31/59)
| p. 88 |
"Glide Tests Lead to First Powered
Flight" |
News article |
Aviation Week
September 21,
1959 (9/21/59)
| p. 35 |
"X-15 Flies on Power" |
News box, first X-15 powered flight |
| p. 95 |
"X-15 Rocket Engine Tested" |
Photo with caption, first ground test of XLR-99 at NASA
Dryden |
Aviation Week
September 28,
1959 (9/28/59)
| p. 67 |
|
X-15 in illustration art for Westinghouse ad insert |
| p. 70 |
|
X-15 in illustration art for Westinghouse ad insert |
| p. 86 |
|
X-15 illustration in ad for Robinson Technical Products
Inc. |
| p. 109 |
"X-15 Exceeds Expectations on First
Rocket Flight" |
News note with 3 photos |
Aviation Week
November 16,
1959 (11/16/59)
| p. 32 |
"North American Studies X-15 Damage" |
Article |
Aviation Week
November 30,
1959 (11/30/59)
| p. 7 |
|
B.F. Goodrich ad covers ~ 5/8 of page with 6-photo
sequence
of X-15 first-flight landing, including Crossfield's PIO |
| p. 26 |
"NASA Reorienting Research Emphasis" |
Article notes X-15 role in current NASA research |
| p. 60 |
|
Allegheny Ludlum ad shows X-15, for high strength/high
temp
metals |
| p. 86 |
|
Autolite ad starts with 3/8 page photo of #1 X-15 at
rollout |
Aviation Week
December 21,
1959 (12/21/59)
| p. 26 |
"X-15 Flight Aborted After Regulator
Fails" |
Short article/news note |
Aviation
Week January
18, 1960 (1/18/60)
| p. 31 |
"Dyna-Soar Design Under Review; New
X-15
Proposed as Substitute" |
Article |
| p. 92 |
"High-Performance Titanium for the
X-15" |
2-page ad by Republic Steel, includes 2-page-wide photo
of
first powered flight |
Aviation Week
May 23, 1960
(5/23/60)
| p. 36 |
|
Full-page ad, Bendix Ignition on North American's X-15 |
| p. 96 |
"X-15 Tests Center On Stability
Augmentation" |
Article |
Aviation Week
October 17,
1960 (10/17/60)
| p. 32 |
"XLR-99RM-1 Engine Mounted in X-15" |
Photo with caption |
| p. 89 |
|
Raybestos-Manhattan ad uses small drawing of X-15 |
| p. 96 |
"Heated Windshield Cuts X-15 Fogging" |
Small article |
| p. 101 |
"Simulator Provides X-15 Flight
Regimes" |
Large article |
| p. 105 |
"Jumps Prove USAF Survival Concepts" |
Article accompanied by photos of X-15 suit with
portable
cooler describes Joe Kittinger's jump from a baloon at 102,800 feet |
Aviation Week
October 24,
1960 (10/24/60)
| p. 28 |
"X-15 Gets Replacement Engine" |
Photo with caption |
Aviation Week
November 21,
1960 (11/21/60)
| p. 34 |
"X-15 Flies with New Engine" |
News box |
Aviation Week
November 28,
1960 (11/28/60)
| p. 37 |
"Second X-15" [with XLR-99] |
News box |
| p. 37 |
|
News Digest item, terminal guidance and data facility
for X-15 |
Aviation
Week June 26, 1961
(6/26/61)
| p. 34 |
|
GE ad, using X-15 and X-20 illustrations |
| p. 67 |
"X-15 Pilots Win Harmon Trophy" |
Short article |
Aviation Week
October 9,
1961 (10/9/61)
| p. 35 |
"Successful X-15 Flight Recorded
Without
Detachable Ventral Fin" |
Article |
Aviation Week
October 16,
1961 (10/16/61)
| p. 8 |
|
Goodyear ad, full-page art shows X-15 with an F-104
inlet |
| p. 32 |
"North American X-15 Reaches 215,000
ft" |
Article |
Aviation Week
October 23,
1961 (10/23/61)
| p. 29 |
"X-15/B-52 Studied as Blue Scout
Boosters" |
Full-page article |
| p. 30 |
"X-15 Flies 3,920 mph., Heating
Nears Limit" |
News note |
Aviation Week
November 20,
1961 (11/20/61) [contains
pecial report on X-15
program]
| Cover |
|
Photo of X-15 landing |
| p. 21 |
"Salute to the X-15" |
Editorial |
| p. 30 |
"New X-15 Windshield To Be
Flight-Tested" |
Article |
| p. 52 |
"X-15 Objectives Raised to New
Limits" |
Large article with lots of photos |
| p. 95 |
"X-15 Will Test Adaptive Control
System" |
Article |
Aviation Week
November 27,
1961 (11/27/61)
| p. 57 |
"X-15 Contributes to Structures
Research" |
Large article, continuation of 11/20/61 article, not
limited to structures |
Aviation Week
December 18,
1961 (12/18/61)
| p. 34 |
"No. 3 X-15 Is Ready for First Test
Flight" |
Short news article |
| p. 114 |
"More on X-15" |
3 letters to the editor |
Aviation Week
December 25,
1961 (12/25/61)
| p. 17 |
"Dyna-Soar Suborbital Flights
Eliminated" |
Article |
| p. 23 |
"X-15 No. 3 Flies" |
News box |
| p. 53 |
"X-15...A test bed for advanced
fastening system" |
Advertisement, hi-shear corp. |
Aviation
Week January
16, 1962 (1/16/62)
| p. 29 |
"X-15 Abort Tied to Engine Ignition
Failure" |
Short article; Petersen's last flight |
| p. 58 |
"Reliability Counts in the Heart of
the X-15" |
Advertisement, Marlin-Rockwell, features stainless
steel
bearings in XLR-99 turbopump |
Aviation Week
April 23,
1962 (4/23/62)
| p. 26 |
"NASA Studies Hypersonic X-15
Follow-on" |
Article |
| p. 28 |
"Out-of-Atmosphere Flight Tests Will
Expand
X-15's Research Role" |
Article |
Aviation Week
May 7, 1962
(5/7/62)
| p. 29 |
"X-15 Reaches Altitude Of Over
246,000 ft." |
Article |
Aviation Week
June 11,
1962 (6/11/62)
| p. 34 |
"X-15 Fails to Achieve Programmed
Altitude" |
Short article |
Aviation Week
June 18,
1962 (6/18/62)
| p. 34 |
"Third X-15 Flies" |
News box |
Aviation Week
July 2, 1962
(7/2/62) (Special issue: NASA - Spearhead
to Space)
| p. 60 |
|
Honeywell ad, X-15 is one of 4 featured programs |
| p. 285 |
"Flight Research Spans Velocity
Spectrum" |
Article, mostly concerned with X-15 |
Aviation Week
June 23,
1962 (6/23/62)
| p. 25 |
"X-15, Soviet Fighter Claim New
Records" |
Article (White exceeds 310,000 ft) |
Aviation Week
August 6,
1962 (8/6/62)
| p. 33 |
"X-15 Control Tested Without Yaw
Damper" |
Very short article |
Aviation Week
August 13,
1962 (8/13/62)
| p. 35 |
"X-15 Flight Measures Skin Heat
Transfer" |
Short article |
Aviation Week
August 20,
1962 (8/20/62)
| p. 37 |
"X-15 Tests Inertial Pitch Angle
Indicator" |
Short article |
Aviation
Week August 19,
1963 (8/19/63)
| p. 34 |
"Unmanned X-20 Could Fly by July,
1965" |
Article |
Aviation Week
November 4,
1963 (11/4/63)
| p. 38 |
"X-15 Modified for Hypersonic
Research" |
Article |
Aviation
Week February 17, 1964
(2/17/64)
p. 116
|
"Structural
Details Shown in X-15
Modification"
|
3 photos with captions, full page
Illustrates modifications in progress to rebuild X-15-2 into the X-15A-2
|
Aviation Week
July 27,
1964 (7/27/64)
| p. 17 |
"X-15 Use Planned in Ramjet
Evaluations" |
Long article |
Aviation Week
August 31,
1964 (8/31/64)
| p. 57 |
"X-15 Modified for High-Altitude
Tests" |
News note/short article about #1 |
Aviation
Week October
18, 1965 (10/18/65)
| p. 22 |
"Delta-Wing X-15 Configuration
Proposed" |
Article |
Aviation
Week January
9, 1967 (1/9/67)
| p. 67 |
"X-15 Flights Providing Baseline
Data on
Reusable Space Vehicles" |
Article |
| p. 89 |
|
Full page ad by Vickers division of Sperry Rand, uses
art
depicting X-15A-2 |
Aviation Week
November 20,
1967 (11/20/67)
| p. 34 |
"X-15 Destroyed" |
News box, crash of #3 X-15, killing Mike Adams |
Aviation
Week April 1,
1968 (4/1/68)
| p. 24 |
"M2-F2 Lifting Body Modifications
Urged" |
Article: Includes note on planned termination
of X-15
program no later than end of year, decision not to place #2 X-15 back
in service. |
Aviation Week
April 8,
1968 (4/8/68)
| Cover |
|
Color cover photo shows Las Vegas/Lake Meade area
&
beyond from X-15 at about 200,000 feet, taken by Hycon HR-236 earth
resources camera |
Aviation Week
August 26,
1968 (8/26/68)
| p. 85 |
"X-15 Crash Spurs Adaptive Control
Study" |
Article: NASA Safety Report, Part 2 |
Cine
Cosmos
Star November 17, 1962
|
|
French magazine, entirely in French language;
Most of
magazine is a printed rendition of the movie "X-15", using captioned
frames from the film.
|
Coronet
June 1959
| p. 112 |
"Our specially selected spacemen" |
Article, good by standards of popular press |
Cosmopolitan
January 1960
| p. 30 |
"Scott Crossfield Space
Trailblazer"" |
Feature article, with several good and uncommon photos |
Electronics
Illustrated December 1959
| Cover |
|
Photo, early launcy of #1 X-15 from B-52 #003 |
| p. 40 |
"X-15" |
Article by Myron Gubitz |
FineScale
Modeler January 1989
| p. 34 |
|
Article, Scratchbuilding a Martin Marietta X-24B
lifting body |
Flight
Journal
October 1999
| p. 36 |
"To the Edge of Space" |
Article, 7 pages with 8 photos; excellent survey of
entire
X-15 program |
Flying
June 1960
Flying
Review
(RAF) December 1958
| p. 24 |
"X-15 Kenneth W.
Gatland describes
Man's first real step into Space" |
Article, 3 pages, following rollout of #1 |
Flying Review
(RAF) December 1959
p. 16
|
"X-15"
|
Article with 2 pages of text,
one full-page
4-view diagram, one cutaway, photos
|
Flying Review
(RAF) August 1960
| p. 13 |
"My Flights Towards Space" |
Article by Scott Crossfield as told to Clay Blair Jr.
Good adventure stories from start of the flight program |
Flying Review
(RAF) October 1960
| p. 53 |
"My Flights Towards Space, A Near
Miss" |
Article by Scott Crossfield as told to Clay Blair Jr.
Adventures in the first few flights |
Friends
May 1959
| p. 25 |
"Preparing the X-15 for Flight" |
Short article, several photos (Friends
is a
magazine for Chevrolet dealers) |
Interavia
No 4/1958
| p. 328 |
"One Hundred Miles up at Mach 7" |
Article; drawings show early NAA concept and Douglas
D-558-3 concept, photo shows X-2 |
Interavia No
1/1966
| p. 56 |
"Piloting Problems on the X-15" |
Article by Milt Thompson, good information |
Invention
&
Technology Summer 2001
| Cover |
|
Photo of Neil Armstrong in cockpit of X-15 |
| p. 12 |
"The Airplane That Flew Into Space" |
Feature article, 9 pages with 7 photos |
Jets
and
Rockets August 1962
| Cover |
|
Color illustration of X-15 |
| p. 11 |
"On the Edge of Space" |
Article by Robert White with 5 photos, including 2-page
spread of X-15 launch |
| p. 37 |
"The Dyna-Soar Moves Two Years
Closer" |
Article |
Leo
Plan June 1,
1959 (6/1/59) (Spanish-language
magazine from Argentina)
| p. 20 |
"El X-15"
subtitle: "Nace un
Titan del Cielo" |
3-page article with 4 photos, 2 from rollout of #1 X-15 |
Life
January 6,
1958 (1/6/58)
| Cover |
|
Scott Crossfield in pressure suit, in heat chamber |
| p. 52 |
"Into the Far Frontiers Beyond Earth" |
Start of special feature |
| p. 63 |
"The Ship for the First American
Trip" |
Very large photo of Crossfield standing in front of
X-15 with
X-15 covered; large-font caption/page title |
Life October
5, 1959
(10/5/59)
| p. 73 |
"'He's Got a Light!' - X-15 Flies
Alone" |
Short article, mostly photos |
| p. 76 |
"A Man Named Storms Calmly Directs
the Show" |
Article about Harrison Storms, NAA Chief Engineer |
Life May 11,
1962 (5/11/62)
| p. 48 |
|
photo with note, Joe Walker immediately after record
altitude flight (46.7 miles), still suited & helmeted in
cockpit
of #1 |
Life August 3,
1962
(8/3/62)
| p. 54 |
"A New Highway to Space"
(Bob White) |
Article |
Mechanix
Illustrated February 1959
| p. 76 |
|
2-page collection of photos of X-15 #1 rollout, 1
artists
rendering of an X-15 launch, 1 spec-like summary of X-15 characteristics |
Modern
Man May 1960
| p. 4 |
"Is the X-15 Jinxed?" |
Overview article with some good photos |
Modern Man
December 1963
| p. 4 |
"America's Astronaut with Wings" |
Article about Bob White & X-15 |
National
Geographic July 1960
| p. (unknown) |
"Exploring Tomorrow with
the Space
Agency" |
Article by Allan C. Fisher Jr. |
National
Geographic September 1962
| p. 428 |
"I Fly the X-15", by Joe Walker |
Large article with good photography and artwork |
Naval
Aviation
News April 1959
| p. 12 |
"Many Hands Built X-15" |
2-page article about upcoming X-15 program |
Naval Aviation News May
1962
p. 6
|
"Research Program Report
X-15" |
5-page article, introduction by John Stack, main text
by
Forrest Petersen. 9 photos.
|
Newsweek
January 6,
1958 (1/6/58)
| p. 47 |
"The First Spaceman" |
2-page article about Scott Crossfield and X-15 program,
describes an altitude flight from a B-36 launch. Appearence
of
X-15 still secret. |
Newsweek
February 2, 1959
(2/2/59)
| Cover |
"Man in a Missile: Coming
Flight of the
X-15" |
Art of X-15 in flight, crossing paths with a missile |
| p. 75 |
"100 Miles High ... 4,500 Miles an
Hour" |
4-page article with photos, X-15 about to start flight
program |
Newsweek August 12, 1968 (8/12/68)
| p. 72 |
"'I'm in a Spin...'" |
Short news article on crash of #3, death of Mike Adams
|
North
American Aviation Annual Report, 1958
| Cover |
|
Cover art is illustration of X-15 |
Paris
Match March
30, 1963 (3/30/63)
| Special inserted supplement |
"Je Pilote L'Avion Fusee X-15" |
Feature by Joe Walker; excellent 1st person articles
with great photos, published in French |
Popular
Electronics February 1959
| Cover |
|
Art illustrates X-15 in space flight |
| p. 43 |
"Electronics in Space" |
Article features X-15 |
Popular
Mechanics May 1960
| p. 76 |
"The X-15 Points into Space" |
Article |
Popular
Science June
1958
| p. 110 |
"Mile-a-Second Rocket Plane Will Fly
100
Miles High" |
Mix of fact & fantasy with X-15 still mostly
under wraps |
Popular
Science January 1959
| p. 111 |
"What's in the Air" [X-15] |
Article |
Popular
Science February 1963
| p. 78 |
"The Incredible X-15" |
Article |
Purdue
Alumnus
February 1961
Cover
|
Photo
|
X-15 landing
|
p. 4
|
"Neil Armstrong
Flies X-15"
|
2-page article with 3 photos.
|
READ
Magazine (children's
reader for school) December 1,
1958 (12/1/58)
| Cover |
Art illustration |
X-15 in flight, climbing |
| p. 6 |
"Around the World in 90 Minutes" |
Article: 2 pages, 1 rollout photo, 1 flight
path
illustration |
Readers
Digest
December 1961 (12/61)
| p. 108 |
"The Men Who Fly the X Planes" |
Article: 6 pages, 1 illustration |
San
Diego Union
(newspaper) January 8,
1962 (1/8/62)
| p. 1 |
"X15: Success At The Edge
Of Space" |
Featured article with enormous photo |
Saturday
Evening
Post June 21,
1958 (6/21/58)
| p. 22 |
"Our First Man in Outer Space" |
Article about Scott Crossfield & X-15 |
Saturday Evening
Post February 20,
1960 (2/20/60)
| p. 19 |
"My Journeys Toward the Stars" |
Article by Scott Crossfield, part 1 |
Saturday Evening
Post June 22,
1963 (6/22/63)
| p. 24 |
"Winged Spacemen" |
Article, mainly features Joe Walker, with a few good
photos |
Saturday Evening
Post July 27,
1968 (7/27/68)
| p. 61 |
"Earlier drawing of X-15 used in
2-page ad for
"Research in Space" issue" |
Bill Dana and X-15, large article, several good photos |
Science
World
March 6, 1958 (3/6/58)
| Cover |
"Test flight of the X-15" |
Illustration of pilot in pressure suit |
| p. 24 |
"First man into space?" |
Kincheloe, Crossfield, & X-15 |
Science World
February 10,
1959 (2/10/59)
| Cover |
"X-15: Beginning of the
Space Age" |
X-15 launch illustration over flight path illustration |
| p. 22 |
"The X-15: Mach 7 manned
rocket" |
4-pages, 2 photos & 2 illustrations |
Sir
September 1964
| p. 40 |
"A bigger, faster X-15" |
Tiny 3-page article with 5 photos, one 2 pages wide |
Space
World April
1961
| Cover photo |
|
Robert White |
| p. 10 |
"Wings Into Space" |
Focuses mainly on X-15, X-20, and proposed aerospace
plane (single stage to orbit) |
Take
Off Volume 7
Part 83
(2000)
| p. 2322 |
"The Black Bullet" |
6-page article with 12 photos, good color 3-view of
X-15A-2;
survey of X-15 program |
Target
October
1961 (Vol 1/No 1)
| Cover |
|
Art shows X-15 and a pilot |
| p. 12 |
"We're shooting the moon -- NOW!" |
Large article by Myron Gubitz, with photos &
art
illustrations |
Time
June 22,
1959 (6/22/59)
| p. 15 |
"Flight of the X-15" |
Short article on first flight, includes photos of
Cressfield
and of launch |
Time (Canada
Edition) August 22,
1960 (8/22/60)
| p. 34 |
"Deep Blue Yonder" |
Altitude record (~ 131,000 ft) by Robert White |
Time (Canada
Edition) April 7,
1961 (4/7/61)
| p. 19 |
"Both Sides of the Ball?" |
Short article with flight path graphic, inset photo of
Joe
Walker |
| p. 19 |
"TOP FLIGHT" |
Large graphic, altitude record (169,600 ft, 32.12 mi.)
by Joe
Walker |
Time October 27,
1961 (10/27/61)
| Cover |
Cover art |
Northrop president Tom Jones and X-15 ball nose/IMU |
| p. 89 |
"A
Place in Space" |
6-page
article about Tom Jones and Northrop, leading with news note about new
X-15 speed record. 1 photo of Joe Walker at nose of X-15. |
True
May 1958 (5/58)
| p. 46 |
"Wild Ride to Tomorrow" |
Well-illustrated article by Martin Caidin, shows early
'58
artists conception of X-15 design -- light color, high aspect ratio
vertical stabilizers... |
Wide
World November 1960
(11/60)
Cover
|
|
Art of X-15 climbing, X-15
rendered in red
|
p. 242
|
"Rocketship X-15!"
|
6-page article by Myron Gubitz,
several photos
|
Wings
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