https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/4cc94028-8dcb-4ffa-bcec-34cc1435338c This 23-second video from 1967 shows the X-15A-2 approaching and landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California's Mojave Desert. In June 1967, the X-15A-2 rocket-powered research aircraft received a full-scale ablative coating to protect the craft from the high temperatures associated with hypersonic flight (above Mach 5). This pink eraser-like substance, applied to the X-15A-2 aircraft (56-6671), was then covered with a white sealant coat before flight. This coating would help the #2 aircraft reach the record speed of 4,520 mph (Mach 6.7). For more information on the X-15 visit: https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/news/FactSheets/FS-052-DFRC.html Mirrored from YouTube: https://youtu.be/RAjykpFrWgk Original channel: NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center Wed, 15 Jul 2026 08:52:31 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.dngr.us https://peertube.dngr.us/lazy-static/avatars/ec5edb1e-3795-4978-be4f-c67e98fbc992.png https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/4cc94028-8dcb-4ffa-bcec-34cc1435338c All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.dngr.us/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.