The X-15 was a groundbreaking rocket-powered aircraft that set records still unbeaten today—including the fastest crewed flight at Mach 6.7. Designed to gather data for NASA’s space ambitions, it ...

Still the fastest airplane ever flown, the North American X-15 earned its title 40 years ago, when on October 3, 1967 Air Force Major William “Pete” Knight flew the rocket-powered aircraft to ...

a reusable rocket-powered flying machine that, after being released at 35,000 feet from Stratolaunch’s Roc—the world’s largest aircraft—approached Mach 5 in initial flight tests last year.

As a tactical fighter aircraft, the F-5N accommodates a pilot only in a pressurized, heated and air conditioned cockpit and rocket-powered ejection seat while the F-5F is a two-seat combat ...

The US military published new footage showing its aircraft using rockets to destroy Houthi drones. The footage underscores how US fighter jets can use munitions that are cheaper than air-to-air ...

The US Space Force first demonstrated this tactically responsive capability with a launch on Firefly's Alpha rocket in 2023 ... ways it's kind of like what an aircraft carrier does," said Jon ...