x15talks

Events based on "The X-15

Presentations last approximately 50 minutes

155. 13 Mar. 2024 SE Penn. Cold War Society, Warminster, PA (18:30) ***

154. 25 Jan. 2025 AIAA Houston, TX (08:30) *

153. 24 Jan. 2025 Aero-Space Club, Laguna Woods, CA (13:00) *

152. 18 Jan. 2025 Western Museum of Flight, Torrance, CA (11:00) ***

151. 24 Nov. 2024 The Cold War Museum, Warrenton, VA (19:00) *

150. 28 Sep. 2024 AIAA Norwalk Library, Norwalk, CA (13:30) ***

149. 28 Sep. 2024 AIAA Norwalk Library, Norwalk, CA (11:00) *

148. 19 Sep. 2024 AESS/IEEE, Westlake, CA (18:30) ***

147. 16 Aug. 2024 The Space Show, Las Vegas, NV (09:30) #

146. 8 Aug. 2024 Senior Center, Lake Forest, CA (12:00) ***

145. 29 Jul. 2024 Library of Congress, Washington DC (13:00) #

144. 27 Jul. 2024 Le Parc HOA, Lake Forest, CA (18:00) ***

143. 17 Jul. 2024 Orange County AIAA, Huntington Beach, CA (12:00) **

142. 16 Jul. 2024 Space and Things, Joe Engle (13:00) #

141. 17 Feb. 2024 Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY (15:30) *

140. 15 Feb. 2024 SE Penn. Cold War Society, Warminster, PA (18:30) #

139. 27 Jan. 2024 Norwalk Library, Norwalk, CA (11:00) **

138. 11 Dec. 2023 Brookdale, Irvine, CA (13:30) **

137. 16 Nov. 2023 Tennessee Tech AIAA, Cookeville, TN (11:00) *

136. 25 Sep. 2023 Brookdale, Irvine, CA (13:00) *

135. 19 Aug. 2023 Angelo M. Iacoboni Library, Lakewood, CA (13:00) #

134. 12 Aug. 2023 Michelle Obama Library, Long Beach, CA (13:00) *

133. 8 Aug. 2023 The Space Show, Las Vegas, NV (19:00) #

132. 21 Jun. 2023 Orange County AIAA, Huntington Beach, CA (12:00) *

131. 28 Jan. 2022 Veteran's Administration, Laguna Hills, CA (13:00) **

130. 14 Jan. 2023 World Traveller, Antarctic Expedition, Antarctica (14:00) *

129. 14 Nov. 2022 Arizona State University Air Devils, Phoenix, AZ (18:30) *

128. 9 Nov. 2022 U of Tennessee Space Institute, Tullahoma, TN (19:00) *

127. 31 Oct. 2022 Museum of Flight, Seattle, WA (12:00) #

126. 29 Oct. 2022 Museum of Flight, Seattle, WA (14:00) *

125. 11 Sep. 2022 Museum of Flying, Santa Monica, CA (13:00) *

124. 16 Jul. 2022 AIAA Apollo 11 Panel, Los Angeles, CA (10:00) #

123. 3 Jul. 2022 Westercon Research Aircraft History, Tonopah, NV (13:30) #

122. 3 Jul. 2022 Westercon Launch Vehicles Panel, Tonopah, NV (12:30) #

121. 2 Jul. 2022 Westercon X-15 Reading, Tonopah, NV (20:00) #

120. 2 Jul. 2022 Westercon 74, Tonopah, NV (14:00) **

119. 1 Jul. 2022 Westercon 74, Tonopah, NV (11:00) *

118. 28 Jun. 2022 Veteran's Administration, Laguna Hills, CA (14:30) *

117. 12 Apr. 2022 Hong Kong University AIAA, Hong Kong, China (10:00) *

116. 2 Apr. 2022 Joe Walker School 50th, Quartz Hill CA (13:00) #

115. 1 Apr. 2022 Quartz Hill Library, Quartz Hill CA (14:00) *

114. 10 Mar. 2022 University of Cincinnati AIAA, Cincinnati, OH (19:00) *

113. 25 Feb. 2022 Joe Walker Middle School, Quartz Hill CA (08:30) #

112. 17 Feb. 2022 Long Island AIAA, Long Island, NY (19:00) *

111. 1 Nov. 2021 Syracuse AIAA, Syracuse, NY (19:00) *

110. 26 Oct. 2021 Aerospace-2021, Valencia, Spain (16:30) *

109. 14 Oct. 2021 SE Penn. Cold War Society, Warminster, PA (19:30) **

108. 18 Sep. 2021 Hiller Aviation Museum, San Carlos, CA (11:00) *

107. 16 Jul. 2021 Spacefest XI, Tucson, AZ (15:00) **

106. 21 May 2021 AIAA Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR (17:00) *

105. 10 Apr. 2021 AIAA Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (12:00) #

104. 30 Mar. 2021 The Space Show, San Francisco, CA (19:00) #

103. 27 Feb. 2021 AIAA Antelope Valley, Lancaster, CA (11:00) *

102. 18 Jan. 2021 AIAA Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (10:00) #

101. 16 Dec. 2020 Experimental Aircraft Association, Boulder, CO (18:00) *

100. 12 Dec. 2020 AIAA Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia (15:00) *

99. 3 Dec. 2020 Southern NJ Professional Societies, New Jersey (19:00) *

98. 2 Dec. 2020 National Air & Space Museum, Washington, D.C. (13:00) *

97. 22 Oct. 2020 AIAA San Fernando, Reseda, CA (19:00) *

96. 15 Sep. 2020 Huntsville L-5 Society, Huntsville, AL (16:00) #

95. 2 Sep. 2020 Royal Aeronautical Society, London, England (11:00) *

94. 11 Jul. 2020 Outward Odyssey Panel, Spacefest Virtual (12:00) #

93. 30 Apr. 2020 AIAA Penn State University, State College, PA (13:30) *

92. 30 Jan. 2020 AIAA Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (19:00) **

91. 16 Jan. 2020 AESS Society, Westlake, CA (19:00) *

90. 21 Sep. 2019 Donald Dungan Library, Costa Mesa, CA (14:00) *

89. 12 Sep. 2019 SE Penn. Cold War Society, Warminster, PA (19:30) *

88. 25 Jul. 2019 IEEE Buenaventura, Westlake, CA (19:30) #

87. 23 Jul. 2019 The Space Show, San Francisco, CA (19:00) #

86. 13 Jul. 2019 AIAA Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (12:00) #

85. 18 May 2019 Foothill Ranch Library, Lake Forest, CA (11:00) *

84. 12 Apr. 2019 CypherCon, Milwaukee, WI (12:00) *

83. 5 Mar. 2019 AIAA Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV (16:00) *

82. 25 Jan. 2019 Armstrong Air & Space Museum, Wapakoneta, OH (18:00) *

81. 24 Jan. 2019 AIAA Dayton, Dayton, OH (19:30) *

80. 16 Jan. 2019 North American Aviation Retirees, Los Angeles, CA (12:30) **

79. 13 Dec. 2018 A Step Beyond, San Francisco, CA (19:00) #

78. 14 Nov. 2018 AIAA Savannah, Savannah, GA (19:30) *

77. 20 Oct. 2018 Western Museum of Flight, Torrance, CA (11:00) **

76. 16 Oct. 2018 The Space Show, San Francisco, CA (19:00) #

75. 13 Oct. 2018 OuterRimCon, Downey, CA (10:30) *

74. 20 Jul. 2018 Red Barons, Torrance, CA (13:00) **

73. 21 Jun. 2018 AIAA Niagara Frontier, Buffalo, NY (19:00) *

72. 24 Apr. 2018 AIAA Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN (19:15) *

71. 7 Apr. 2018 AIAA University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (09:30) *

70. 20 Mar. 2018 Historical Society of the Mojave, Ridgecrest, CA (19:00) **

69. 20 Jan. 2018 Wings Over the Rockies A&S Museum, Denver, CO (13:00) *

68. 18 Jan. 2018 College of Engineering, Boulder, CO (18:30) *

67. 17 Jan. 2018 US Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO (20:30) *

66. 17 Jan. 2018 US Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO (12:30) **

65. 14 Dec. 2017 Association of Naval Aviation, Garden Grove, CA (11:00) **

64. 18 Nov. 2017 Opera House, Randsburg, CA (15:00) **

63. 18 Nov. 2017 Michael Adams 50th Anniversary, Ridgecrest, CA (11:00) #

62. 17 Nov. 2017 AIAA China Lake, Ridgecrest, CA (19:00) **

61. 30 Oct. 2017 The Space Show, San Francisco, CA (19:00) #

60. 26 Aug. 2017 Museum of Flight, Seattle, WA (14:00) *

59. 10 Jun. 2017 Spacefest VIII X-15 Panel, Tucson , AZ (16:30) #

58. 9 Jun. 2017 Spacefest VIII, Tucson, AZ (13:30) *

57. 28 Apr. 2017 AIAA-Rocky Mountain, Littleton, CO (19:00) *

56. 12 Apr. 2017 Carnegie Library, Upland, CA (18:30) *

55. 28 Mar. 2017 AIAA-Embry-Riddle University, Daytona Beach, FL (18:00) *

54. 11 Feb. 2017 Pima Air & Space Museum, Tucson, AZ (13:30) *

53. 17 Dec. 2016 Palm Springs Air Museum, Palm Springs, CA (13:00) *

52. 26 Oct. 2016 AIAA-Los Angeles AFB, Manhattan Beach, CA (19:00) *

51. 18 Oct. 2016 AIAA-Central Florida, Orlando, FL (19:00) *

50. 29 Sep. 2016 AIAA-Sacramento, Sacramento, CA (19:30) *

49. 12 Jun. 2016 Spacefest VII, Tucson, AZ (Space History panel) (10:30) #

48. 10 Jun. 2016 Spacefest VII, Tucson, AZ (13:30) *

47. 17 May 2016 AIAA-Atlanta, Marietta, GA (19:30) *

46. 29 Apr. 2016 University of Minnesota/AIAA, Minneapolis, MN (17:00) *

45. 25 Mar. 2016 Aero-Space Club, Laguna Woods, CA (12:30) *

44. 4 Feb. 2016 Florida Institute of Technology/AIAA, Melbourne, FL (18:30) *

43. 25 Jan. 2016 Irvine Valley College Alumni Association, Irvine, CA (18:00) *

42. 13 Jan. 2016 North American Aviation Retirees, Los Angeles, CA (12:30) *

41. 6 Nov. 2015 AIAA Las Vegas, Henderson, NV (18:00) *

40. 5 Nov. 2015 University of Nevada (UNLV), Las Vegas, NV (14:30) *

39. 12 Oct. 2015 Men's Club St. Jude, Westlake Village, CA (19:00) *

38. 29 Aug. 2015 OASIS, National Space Society, Inglewood, CA (15:30) *

37. 1 Aug. 2015 Cypress Public Library, Cypress CA (14:30) *

36. 18 Jun. 2015 AIAA Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (19:30) *

35. 14 May 2015 Maturango Museum, Ridgecrest, CA (19:30) *

34. 13 May 2015 Historical Society of the Mojave, Ridgecrest, CA (19:00) #

33. 20 Feb. 2015 Red Barons, Torrance, CA (13:00) *

32. 31 Jan. 2015 Katie Wheeler Library, Irvine, CA (14:00) *

31. 18 Oct. 2014 Western Museum of Flight, Torrance, CA (11:00) *

30. 12 Oct. 2014 Beatty Museum, Beatty, NV (15:00) *

29. 11 Oct. 2014 Central Nevada Museum, Tonopah, NV (15:00) *

28. 3 Oct. 2014 Orange County Astronomers, Orange, CA (19:30) *

27. 13 Sep. 2014 Tustin Public Library, Tustin, CA (14:00) *

26. 12 Jun. 2014 Association of Naval Aviation, Garden Grove, CA (11:00) *

25. 27 May 2014 The Space Show, San Francisco, CA (19:00) #

24. 21 May 2014 AIAA San Francisco, Mountain View, CA (19:30) *

23. 18 May 2014 Opera House, Randsburg, CA (15:00) *

22. 18 May 2014 Michael Adams Memorial Re-Dedication (11:00) #

21. 17 May 2014 AIAA China Lake, Ridgecrest, CA (18:30) *

20. 10 May 2014 Spacefest VI, Pasadena, CA (Outward Odyssey) (14:00) #

19. 9 May 2014 Spacefest VI, Pasadena, CA (14:00) *

18. 26 Apr. 2014 Columbia Memorial Space Center, Downey, CA (13:00) *

17. 8 Apr. 2014 Vernon P. Saxon Aerospace Museum, Boron, CA (12:00) *

16. 15 Mar. 2014 Experimental Aircraft Association, Compton, CA (09:30) *

15. 13 Mar. 2014 AIAA Antelope Valley, Lancaster, CA (18:00) *

14. 13 Mar. 2014 Scaled Composites, Mojave, CA (11:30) *

13. 29 Jan. 2014 The Fringe, Salt Lake City, UT (23:00) #

12. 25 Jan. 2014 Rancho Santa Margarita Library, RSM, CA (15:00) *

11. 21 Jan. 2014 Fullerton Airport Pilots Association, Fullerton, CA (19:45) *

10. 18 Nov. 2013 Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, CA (19:30) *

09. 22 Oct. 2013 AIAA, Orange County, Huntington Beach, CA (18:30) *

08. 6 Oct. 2013 Weisbrod Air Museum, Pueblo, CO (14:00) *

07. 21 Sep. 2013 Le Parc HOA, Lake Forest, CA (20:00) *

06. 28 May 2013 The Space Show, San Francisco, CA (19:00) #

05. 26 Nov. 2011 LosCon 38, Los Angeles, CA (11:30) *

04. 13 Apr. 2009 The Space Show, San Francisco, CA (19:00) #

03. 17 Jul. 1993 Karpeles Manuscript Museum, Santa Barbara, CA (14:00) *

02. 30 Oct. 1987 Rockwell Family Night, Downey, CA (19:00) *

01. 23 Jul. 1987 Vandenberg AFB Space Week, Lompoc, CA (10:00) *

With the Soviet Union’s launch

This remarkable research aircraft held

In her research, Ms. Evans

The X-15 rocket plane was

As soon as the first

Adams saw the X-15 as

Michelle Evans’ research for her

What does it take to

In this presentation, I share

Today I travel the world

Michelle Evans is the founder

Michelle's background in aerospace engineering

Michelle is a Distinguished Speaker

Attendee Comments

“Boy, that girl sure did her homework!”

—Joe Engle, X-15 pilot/astronaut, Commander STS-2 and STS-51I

"Both Michelle Evans' book and presentation bring to life an often overlooked yet dynamic and exciting moment in history. By making complex technology clearly understandable and telling the story through the lives of intriguing personalities at the heart of the action, I felt like I was there."

—Francis French, San Diego Air & Space Museum

"There are no words to describe how awesome the entire event and experience was to me. I can hardly describe it to my sister and mother. Anyone attending your presentations on the X-15 and my dad will surely feel as if they know the man behind the suit much better. Thank you for caring about something that happened so long ago and keeping the X-15 program and my dad's spirit alive.”

—Brent Adams, son of X-15 Pilot/Astronaut Michael Adams

"What a wonderful program! I was impressed with the crowd and even more impressed that all the serious attendees stayed for the entire program — a fitting tribute to Michelle's presentation skills.”

—Mike, Santa Monica Museum of Flying

“I did not expect to be so fascinated by the stories of the pilots and the people involved in the program, rather than the hardware."

—Jay, Palm Springs Air Museum

“Thank you again for the marvelous talk. What a fascinating period of history.”

—Laura, Griffith Observatory

“I learned more about the X-15 in an hour than most people learn in a lifetime!”

—Marty, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Las Vegas

“Your presentation was comprehensive while still being accessible to those listeners that walked in with little to no background knowledge about the X-15. The mix of technical information and challenges, along with the personal stories of the people involved, really made the entire lecture a hit with our audience.”

—Greg, Palm Springs Air Museum

"It was an enthusiastic group and one of the larger turnouts we've had for a speaker in a while."

—Jeff, AIAA China Lake

“I really enjoyed your presentation and getting to meet you. It was a fantastic evening and you had me and the rest of the audience enthralled in your stories.”

—Stephanie, AIAA San Francisco

“Your talk was so entertaining. Thank you for sharing it with us!”

—Jenny, Rancho Santa Margarita Library

“Your talk is worth an 800-mile round trip drive!”

—Francis, Pima Air & Space Museum

“Your lecture was wonderful! You really know your stuff and I am very impressed as were many people. Thank you again for sharing your knowledge with us.”

—Lisa, Griffith Observatory

“Thank you again for attending and giving a great presentation.”

—Eric, AIAA San Francisco

“Great job today. Kept everyone's interest.”

—Tim, Association of Naval Aviation

“Thanks for your participation. You make us look good!”

—Kim, Spacefest

“Thanks so much for taking the time to come and speak to our section. It was a very fun and interesting talk.”

—Watson, AIAA San Francisco

"Attendees came away with an appreciation of what might have been a more incremental route to space, as well as the people who made it happen.”

—Seth, AIAA Los Angeles, National Space Society Ambassador

"Your talk did live up to our expectations. I think the audience appreciated it very much. I know I did.”

—Jim, AIAA Orange County

“It was terrific; we really enjoyed it.”

—Jerry, AIAA Orange County

"I was mesmerized by your wit, wisdom and command of the subject matter. You brought the historic material to life. I thoroughly enjoyed every word and picture.”

—Frank, Santa Monica Museum of Flying