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from the issue of August 21, 2008
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From the Archives - Space Race
Col. Carlo Tosti (right) explains an X-15 to Chancellor Clifford Hardin. Tosti was featured at the the University of Nebraska's first International Affairs Preview, held June 22, 1957.
Tosti, a special assistant to the commader of the Air Research and Development Command at Andrews Air Base near Washington, D.C., presented a complete history of aviation, including the X-15 rocket-powered airplane project and the space race with the Soviet Union.
"The X-15 is an evolutionary step for man into space," Tosti said, explaining that the rocket plane would provide valuable data for spaceship designers.
"From the Archives" is a regular feature of the Scarlet. Image provided by the University Archives. Submit items to tfedderson2@unl.edu or 472-8515.
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