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Post by tomishereagain on Aug 26, 2018 17:18:19 GMT -6
X-15 (1961) 1h 47min | Drama, History | 22 December 1961 (USA) X-15 is a 1961 dramatic aviation 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. X-15 starred David McLean, Charles Bronson, Mary Tyler Moore (in her first feature film role), Kenneth Tobey and James Gregory. The film marked the directorial debut of Richard Donner and was narrated by James Stewart. At the height of the Cold War during the 1960s the U.S. Air Force and NASA tested an experimental rocket-powered research aircraft code-named X-15.The X-15 experiments were conducted at Edwards Air Force Base.The X-15 aircraft set altitude and speed records by reaching the edge of outer space.The project is managed by U.S. Air Force Colonel Craig Brewster and scientist Tom Deparma. The main test pilots are Matt Powell, Colonel Lee Brandon and Major Ernest Wilde.During the test flights the X-15 aircraft is dropped from a B-52 Stratofortress mother ship before starting its engine.The whole test team is enthusiastic about the project but the project is plagued by setbacks and near disasters right from the start. X-15 1961 FULL MOVIE Uploaded by Scott Robinson 1:47:07
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Post by tomishereagain on Sept 5, 2018 0:31:18 GMT -6
This is an outstanding film. If you have any interest in science or history, give it a watch,
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