X-15

X-15 is a 1961 American aviation drama film that presents a fictionalized account of the X-15 research rocket aircraft program, the test pilots who flew the aircraft, and the associated NASA community that supported the program.

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On this day in space! Aug. 22, 1963: X-15 sets world altitude record

'Edge of Space': Ambitious short film chronicles daring flight of X-15 rocket plane test pilot (video)

'Edge of Space' director Jean de Meuron on his X-15 film and having 'the right stuff' (exclusive)

65 Years Ago: First Powered Flight of the X-15 Hypersonic Rocket Plane

Joe Engle, X-15 rocket plane and space shuttle astronaut, dies at 91

65 Years Ago: First Factory Rollout of the X-15 Hypersonic Rocket Plane