In a turbulent era of 1960s Cold War confrontations, moon race
headlines, and war in southeast Asia, eight military and civilian
test pilots flew the radical X-15 rocket plane out of the
atmosphere and into the record books, earning astronaut status.
For those lamenting the retirement of the Concorde, take heart.
Something new is on the horizon and it could be even faster. And
even though this is primarily a Japanese project, the makers of the
Concorde, Airbus and its parent company EADS, are involved.
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