LEGO Designer:
Grant Passmore (Eiffelman)
Nico Daams (Tech_niek)
Designed:
April 2019
Categories:
Support Vehicles and Misc., All, Space Agency - NASA, Spaceplanes
Launch Vehicle Details
Stages:
1 stage + strap-on boosters
Length:
15.3 m
Diameter:
3.55 m
Mass at Launch:
14.2 tonnes
Low Earth Orbit Capacity:
0 kg
Total Thrust:
257 kN
Apogee:
100 km
Class:
Suborbital, Sounding, Research Rockets and Missiles
The North American X-15 was a hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft operated by the United States Air Force and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration as part of the X-plane series of experimental aircraft. The X-15 set speed and altitude records in the 1960s, reaching the edge of outer space and returning with valuable data used in aircraft and spacecraft design. The X-15’s official world record for the highest speed ever recorded by a manned, powered aircraft, set in October 1967 when William J. Knight flew Mach 6.70 at 102,100 feet (31,120 m), a speed of 4,520 miles per hour (7,274 km/h; 2,021 m/s), has remained unbroken as of 2019.
During the X-15 program, 13 flights by eight pilots met the Air Force spaceflight criterion by exceeding the altitude of 50 miles (80 km), thus qualifying these pilots as being astronauts. The Air Force pilots qualified for astronaut wings immediately, while the civilian pilots were eventually awarded NASA astronaut wings in 2005, 35 years after the last X-15 flight. In July and August 1963, pilot Joseph A. Walker exceeded 100 km in altitude, joining NASA astronauts and Soviet cosmonauts as the first human beings to cross that line on their way to outer space.
Designer Notes
X-15 (black):
Part count: 80 bricks, 31 lots.
| Unit | width | length | height |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studs | 18.5 | 9.0 | 5.2 |
| Centimetres | 14.8 | 7.2 | 4.2 |
| Inches | 5.8 | 2.8 | 1.6 |
X-15 A-2 (white):
Part count: 105 bricks, 43 lots.
| Unit | width | length | height |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studs | 18.9 | 9.0 | 5.6 |
| Centimetres | 15.1 | 7.2 | 4.4 |
| Inches | 6.0 | 2.8 | 1.7 |
Downloads
Part count: 80 bricks, 31 lots.
| Unit | width | length | height |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studs | 18.5 | 9 | 5.2 |
| Inches | 5.8 | 2.8 | 1.6 |
| Centimetres | 14.8 | 7.2 | 4.2 |
Nr TypeNr Vehicle Serial Date Suc LS Payload/Remark
26 1 X-15A 2-F10 15.11.1960 * Ed / NB-52A 28 2 X-15A 2-F11 22.11.1960 * Ed / NB-52A 30 3 X-15A 2-F12 06.12.1960 * Ed / NB-52A 34 4 X-15A 2-F13 07.03.1961 * Ed / NB-52B 35 5 X-15A 2-F14 30.03.1961 * Ed / NB-52B 36 6 X-15A 2-F15 21.04.1961 * Ed / NB-52A 37 7 X-15A 2-F16 25.05.1961 * Ed / NB-52A 38 8 X-15A 2-F17 23.06.1961 * Ed / NB-52A 39 9 X-15A 1-F22 10.08.1961 * Ed / NB-52A 40 10 X-15A 2-F18 12.09.1961 * Ed / NB-52B 41 11 X-15A 2-F19 28.09.1961 * Ed / NB-52B 42 12 X-15A 1-F23 03.10.1961 * Ed / NB-52A 43 13 X-15A 2-F20 11.10.1961 * Ed / NB-52A 44 14 X-15A 1-F24 17.10.1961 * Ed / NB-52A 45 15 X-15A 2-F21 09.11.1961 * Ed / NB-52B 46 16 X-15A 3-F1 20.12.1961 * Ed / NB-52A 47 17 X-15A 1-F25 10.01.1962 * FA Ed / NB-52A Engine failed to ignite 48 18 X-15A 3-F2 17.01.1962 * Ed / NB-52A 49 19 X-15A 3-F3 05.04.1962 * Ed / NB-52A 50 20 X-15A 1-F26 19.04.1962 * Ed / NB-52A 51 21 X-15A 3-F4 20.04.1962 * Ed / NB-52B 52 22 X-15A 1-F27 30.04.1962 * Ed / NB-52B 53 23 X-15A 2-F22 08.05.1962 * Ed / NB-52B 54 24 X-15A 1-F28 22.05.1962 * Ed / NB-52A 55 25 X-15A 2-F23 01.06.1962 * Ed / NB-52B 56 26 X-15A 1-F29 07.06.1962 * Ed / NB-52A 57 27 X-15A 3-F5 12.06.1962 * Ed / NB-52B 58 28 X-15A 3-F6 21.06.1962 * Ed / NB-52B 59 29 X-15A 1-F30 27.06.1962 * Ed / NB-52A 60 30 X-15A 2-F24 29.06.1962 * Ed / NB-52B 61 31 X-15A 1-F31 16.07.1962 * Ed / NB-52B 62 32 X-15A 3-F7 17.07.1962 * Ed / NB-52A 63 33 X-15A 2-F25 19.07.1962 * Ed / NB-52B 64 34 X-15A 1-F32 26.07.1962 * Ed / NB-52A 65 35 X-15A 3-F8 02.08.1962 * Ed / NB-52A 66 36 X-15A 2-F26 08.08.1962 * Ed / NB-52B 67 37 X-15A 3-F9 14.08.1962 * Ed / NB-52A 68 38 X-15A 2-F27 20.08.1962 * Ed / NB-52B 69 39 X-15A 2-F28 29.08.1962 * Ed / NB-52B 70 40 X-15A 2-F29 28.09.1962 * Ed / NB-52B 71 41 X-15A 3-F10 04.10.1962 * Ed / NB-52B 72 42 X-15A 2-F30 09.10.1962 * Ed / NB-52A 73 43 X-15A 3-F11 23.10.1962 * Ed / NB-52B 74 44 X-15A 2-F31 09.11.1962 * PA Ed / NB-52B Engine only 35% Power, Damaged at landing, pilot injured 75 45 X-15A 3-F12 14.12.1962 * Ed / NB-52B 76 46 X-15A 3-F13 20.12.1962 * Ed / NB-52B 77 47 X-15A 3-F14 17.01.1963 * Ed / NB-52B 78 48 X-15A 1-F33 11.04.1963 * Ed / NB-52B (Mapping Camera) 79 49 X-15A 3-F15 18.04.1963 * Ed / NB-52B 80 50 X-15A 1-F34 25.04.1963 * Ed / NB-52B 81 51 X-15A 3-F16 02.05.1963 * Ed / NB-52B (Background Radiation / MIDAS Support) 82 52 X-15A 3-F17 14.05.1963 * Ed / NB-52B 83 53 X-15A 1-F35 15.05.1963 * Ed / NB-52A 84 54 X-15A 3-F18 29.05.1963 * Ed / NB-52B 85 55 X-15A 3-F19 18.06.1963 * Ed / NB-52B 86 56 X-15A 1-F36 25.06.1963 * Ed / NB-52A 87 57 X-15A 3-F20 27.06.1963 * Ed / NB-52B 88 58 X-15A 1-F37 09.07.1963 * Ed / NB-52B 89 59 X-15A 1-F38 18.07.1963 * Ed / NB-52A 90 60 X-15A 3-F21 19.07.1963 * Ed / NB-52B 80 cm Balloon on 30 m Tether 91 61 X-15A 3-F22 22.08.1963 * Ed / NB-52A 92 62 X-15A 1-F39 07.10.1963 * Ed / NB-52B 93 63 X-15A 1-F40 29.10.1963 * Ed / NB-52B 94 64 X-15A 3-F23 07.11.1963 * Ed / NB-52B 95 65 X-15A 1-F41 14.11.1963 * Ed / NB-52B 96 66 X-15A 3-F24 27.11.1963 * Ed / NB-52B 97 67 X-15A 1-F42 05.12.1963 * Ed / NB-52B (Camera Test) 98 68 X-15A 1-F43 08.01.1964 * Ed / NB-52B 99 69 X-15A 3-F25 16.01.1964 * Ed / NB-52B 100 70 X-15A 1-F44 28.01.1964 * Ed / NB-52B 101 71 X-15A 3-F26 19.02.1964 * Ed / NB-52A 102 72 X-15A 3-F27 13.03.1964 * Ed / NB-52A 103 73 X-15A 1-F45 27.03.1964 * Ed / NB-52A (Recon Camera Test) 104 74 X-15A 1-F46 08.04.1964 * Ed / NB-52A 105 75 X-15A 1-F47 29.04.1964 * Ed / NB-52A 106 76 X-15A 3-F28 12.05.1964 * Ed / NB-52A 107 77 X-15A 1-F48 19.05.1964 * Ed / NB-52A 108 78 X-15A 3-F29 21.05.1964 * Ed / NB-52A 110 79 X-15A 1-F49 30.06.1964 * Ed / NB-52A 111 80 X-15A 3-F30 08.07.1964 * Ed / NB-52A (IR Horizon Scanner) 112 81 X-15A 3-F31 29.07.1964 * Ed / NB-52A (Heat resistant Material Test) 113 82 X-15A 3-F32 12.08.1964 * Ed / NB-52A 115 83 X-15A 3-F33 26.08.1964 * Ed / NB-52A 116 84 X-15A 3-F34 03.09.1964 * Ed / NB-52A 117 85 X-15A 3-F35 23.09.1964 * Ed / NB-52A 119 86 X-15A 1-F50 15.10.1964 * Ed / NB-52B (X-20 INS + Wing Tip Pods) 120 87 X-15A 3-F36 30.10.1964 * Ed / NB-52B 122 88 X-15A 3-F37 09.12.1964 * Ed / NB-52B 123 89 X-15A 1-F51 10.12.1964 * Ed / NB-52A 124 90 X-15A 3-F38 22.12.1964 * Ed / NB-52A 125 91 X-15A 3-F39 13.01.1965 * Ed / NB-52A 126 92 X-15A 3-F40 02.02.1965 * Ed / NB-52B 128 93 X-15A 1-F52 26.02.1965 * Ed / NB-52B 129 94 X-15A 1-F53 26.03.1965 * Ed / NB-52B 130 95 X-15A 3-F41 23.04.1965 * Ed / NB-52B 133 96 X-15A 1-F54 25.05.1965 * Ed / NB-52B 134 97 X-15A 3-F42 28.05.1965 * Ed / NB-52B 135 98 X-15A 3-F43 16.06.1965 * Ed / NB-52A 136 99 X-15A 1-F55 17.06.1965 * Ed / NB-52B 138 100 X-15A 3-F44 29.06.1965 * Ed / NB-52B 140 101 X-15A 3-F45 20.07.1965 * Ed / NB-52B 142 102 X-15A 1-F56 06.08.1965 * Ed / NB-52B 143 103 X-15A 3-F46 10.08.1965 * Ed / NB-52A 144 104 X-15A 1-F57 25.08.1965 * Ed / NB-52A 145 105 X-15A 3-F47 26.08.1965 * Ed / NB-52B 147 106 X-15A 1-F58 09.09.1965 * Ed / NB-52B 148 107 X-15A 3-F48 14.09.1965 * Ed / NB-52B 149 108 X-15A 1-F59 22.09.1965 * Ed / NB-52A 150 109 X-15A 3-F49 28.09.1965 * Ed / NB-52A 151 110 X-15A 1-F60 30.09.1965 * Ed / NB-52A 152 111 X-15A 3-F50 12.10.1965 * Ed / NB-52B 153 112 X-15A 1-F61 14.10.1965 * Ed / NB-52A 154 113 X-15A 3-F51 27.10.1965 * Ed / NB-52A 156 114 X-15A 1-F62 04.11.1965 * Ed / NB-52B 157 115 X-15A 1-F63 06.05.1966 * P Ed / NB-52A premature engine shutdown T-32 sec 160 116 X-15A 1-F64 12.07.1966 * Ed / NB-52A 161 117 X-15A 3-F52 18.07.1966 * Ed / NB-52A (X-20 Energy Management System Test) 163 118 X-15A 1-F65 28.07.1966 * Ed / NB-52B 165 119 X-15A 3-F53 04.08.1966 * Ed / NB-52B 166 120 X-15A 1-F66 11.08.1966 * Ed / NB-52A 168 121 X-15A 3-F54 19.08.1966 * Ed / NB-52A 169 122 X-15A 1-F67 25.08.1966 * Ed / NB-52A (Micrometeroid Collection) 171 123 X-15A 1-F68 08.09.1966 * Ed / NB-52B 172 124 X-15A 3-F55 14.09.1966 * Ed / NB-52A (Solar Flux, UV Radiometer) 173 125 X-15A 1-F69 06.10.1966 * P Ed / NB-52A Engine Shutdown at 90 sec 174 126 X-15A 3-F56 01.11.1966 * Ed / NB-52A 176 127 X-15A 3-F57 29.11.1966 * Ed / NB-52A 177 128 X-15A 1-F70 22.03.1967 * Ed / NB-52A Cabin pressure lost 178 129 X-15A 3-F58 26.04.1967 * ? Ed / NB-52B 179 130 X-15A 1-F71 28.04.1967 * Ed / NB-52A 181 131 X-15A 3-F59 17.05.1967 * Ed / NB-52A 182 132 X-15A 1-F72 15.06.1967 * Ed / NB-52A 183 133 X-15A 3-F60 22.06.1967 * Ed / NB-52B 184 134 X-15A 1-F73 29.06.1967 * P Ed / NB-52B Engine failed at 69 sec 185 135 X-15A 3-F61 20.07.1967 * Ed / NB-52B 187 136 X-15A 3-F62 25.08.1967 * Ed / NB-52A 189 137 X-15A 3-F63 04.10.1967 * Ed / NB-52A 190 138 X-15A 3-F64 17.10.1967 * Ed / NB-52B 191 139 X-15A 3-F65 15.11.1967 * F Ed / NB-52B disintegrated on reentry, pilot killed 192 140 X-15A 1-F74 01.03.1968 * Ed / NB-52B (Saturn-5 Insulation Test) 193 141 X-15A 1-F75 04.04.1968 * Ed / NB-52B 194 142 X-15A 1-F76 26.04.1968 * Ed / NB-52B 195 143 X-15A 1-F77 12.06.1968 * Ed / NB-52B 196 144 X-15A 1-F78 16.07.1968 * Ed / NB-52A 197 145 X-15A 1-F79 21.08.1968 * Ed / NB-52A 198 146 X-15A 1-F80 13.09.1968 * Ed / NB-52A 199 147 X-15A 1-F81 24.10.1968 * Ed / NB-52A
Launch History information from space.skyrocket.de
Launch History information from space.skyrocket.de
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