Synopsis
Footage of the X-15 in an emergency situation. Just after launch the pilot is unable to obtain more than 30% thrust. A plan has to be made, fast. Procedure calls for a landing on a dry lake bed under the flight path. This dramatic footage captures the action. (pt 2/2)
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- NIX-LV-1998-00138
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