The Insane Engineering of the X-15

Writer/Narrator: Brian McManus Editor: Dylan Hennessy Fact Checker: Charlie Garcia The research for this video took about 4 weeks with the help of the reports, books, research papers, and nasa communications below. Charlie Garcia also kindly lent his expertise in rocket propulsion as a fact checker and advisor for the project.

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