all artwork author's collection, unless otherwise noted

Launch of the X-15, formerly on display at the Armstrong Flight Research Center.

Explanation of the X-15 and how its various major systems control the vehicle in flight.

Box art from Gold Bond for "X-15" Jet Molded shoes.

Detail of a poster from the late 1950s with an early impression of the X-15.

B-52 taxiing with an X-15. Art on display at the Flight Test Museum, Edwards AFB.

"Power for the X-15." Art used on an envelope from Thiokol.

X-15A-2 under power on 3 Oct. 1967.

North American Aviation X-15 art depicting the aircraft in space.

Collins Radio advertising artwork.

X-15 art used in the "Aircraft of the World" series.

A colorful cutaway image of the X-15 no. 1.

Full page X-15 graphic form the Orange County Register, 19 Jul. 2013. This appeared in the newspaper to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first X-15 flight above 100 kilometers (328,000 feet) by Joe Walker, which is today recognized as entering space. At the time of the X-15 program, the official space altitude was 50 miles (80 km).

Nortronics advertising image. Nortronics was the maker of the X-15 attitude sensor.

An X-15-type of craft traversing to the Moon was imaginiative. Interestingly, the fin arrangement is cruciform in the same manner as the earliest X-15 designs.

From Vostok 1 to the USS Enterprise E.

Detail of artwork on left, showing the X-15 in the spacecraft lineage.

At right is is an interesting piece of concept art on the cover of a 1959 book, showing a silver X-15 mounted to the side of an SM-65 Atlas booster. Although it may appear at first glance that the X-15 is too big in relation to the Atlas, they are actually pretty close to the right dimensions.

Below is Frank Burke's version of this art, made real as an RC boost glider model rocket.

Art used for Inco Steel ad. They manufactured Inconel-X for X-15 skin.

The X-15 heading to space.

X-15 T-shirt logo by Chris Petty.

First official concept art of the X-15 released to the press, 14 Apr. 1959.

Early concept art of X-15 no. 1, signed by X-15 pilot Joe Engle.

U.S. Air Force Recruiting card, highlighting the X-15 to entice enlistment.

The back of the cards states: "There's a place for tomorrow's leaders on the Aerospace Team" with a space for the recruiter to place his name and address. This particular card was used by TSgt Chester B. Swayne in Xenia, Ohio.

X-15 Postcard.

Launching an X-15 atop an early concept Saturn 1 booster. A continued push to orbit the X-15.

Artwork of an X-15 pilot that looks like a hybrid between Joe Walker and Robert White.

Promotional card featuring the X-15 included with Nabisco Shredded Wheat.

Bizarre image of a white X-15 with gull wings at the Pima Air & Space Museum.

An image of Pete Knight flying the X-15A-2 on 3 Oct. 1967.

Artwork for two different X-15s from Dragon models. One shows an early flight with an XLR-99 and the other is no. 3 landing. Note that it is landing with the lower ventral fin!

A concept of a huge-mawed scramjet-powered advanced X-15 no. 2 with a large engine expansion nozzle.

A watercolor image done by a friend of Jim Townsend, who worked at the Propulsion System Test Stand doing XLR-99 engine runs prior to X-15 flights.

Artist's conception of the Delta-wing X-15 in flight.

Three-view of possible delta-winged X-15.

The external tanks are jettisoned 60 seconds into flight on the X-15A-2.

X-15 coming in for a landing at Edwards AFB.

Launch of the X-15 no. 3 with the B-52 mothership peeling away in the background, and the F-100 and F-104 chase planes, which the rocket plane will quickly outdistance.

Two examples of X-15 artwork from collectible "tea cards."

North American Aviation X-15 Art Series