May 12 1960
From The Space Library
Speed of Mach 3.2 and 78,000-foot altitude attained in X-15 (No. 1) with interim engines by NASA's Joseph A. Walker. This was the first remote-launch operation (100 miles from release from "mother" aircraft to landing site at Edwards AFB).
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