In At the Edge of Space, Milton O. Thompson tells the dramatic story of one of the most successful research aircraft ever flown. The first full-length account of the X-15 program, the book profiles the twelve test pilots (Neil Armstrong, Joe Engle, Scott Crossfield, and the author among them) chosen for the program. Thompson has translated a highly technical subject into readable accounts of each pilot's participation, including many heroic and humorous anecdotes and highlighting the pilots' careers after the program ended in 1968.
- ISBN10 1588340783
- ISBN13 9781588340788
- Publish Date 17 February 2003 (first published 30 June 1992)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Smithsonian Books
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 392
- Language English
- URL https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9781588340788