🔬 Science
July 17, 2026 at 09:35 PM
Major Adams Monument in Johannesburg, California
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Atlas Obscura
The X-15 rocket plane program, a pioneering venture, is celebrated for being the first crewed craft to reach the edge of space, with its pilots earning astronaut wings and setting records.
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