The following is a list of the 60 people for which I have conducted interviews for my book on the X-15. Names are listed in alphabetical order. Many of these people have been interviewed on multiple occasions and have been extremely helpful in my research.

• Johnny Armstrong

• Neil A. Armstrong

• Brent Adams

• Freida Adams

• George Adams *

• Bill Albrecht * °

• T.D. Barnes

• Larry Barnett

• Florence Barnett

• Roger Barniki

• Paul F. Bikle °

• Dean Bryan °

• Stan Butchart °

• Vince Capasso *

• A. Scott Crossfield * °

• Sally Crossfield-Farley

• William H. Dana *

• Meryl DeGeer °

• Joe H. Engle

• Frank Fedor

• Fitzhugh L. Fulton *

• Billy Furr

• Charles Gerdel

• Byron Gibbs

• Don Hallberg

• Dr. Richard Hallion

• Bob Hoey

• William J. "Pete" Knight * °

• Jack Kolf * °

• Edlon Kordes

• Terry Larson

• Wade Martin

• Charlie McKay

• Mac McKay

• Mark McKay

• Sheri McKay-Lowe *

• John McTigue

• Phil Moore

• Edward Nice

• Forrest S. Petersen °

• Bob Revert

• Ralph Richardson

• Daniel Riegert

• Jim Robertson °

• Robert A. Rushworth °

• Harry Shapiro

• Glynn Smith

• Dave Stoddard *

• Harrison Storms °

• Bill Szuwalski

• Milton O. Thompson * °

• Jim Townsend

• Daryl Townsend

• Donald Veatch

• Grace Walker

• Lonnie Dean Webb

• Ray White

• Robert M. White *

• Walt Williams °

• Jim Wilson

* denotes multiple interviews

° deceased

USAF Flight Planner

NASA X-15 Project Pilot

son of pilot Mike Adams

wife of pilot Mike Adams

brother of pilot Mike Adams

Operations Engineer, Ship 2

Beatty Site Manager

NASA Crew Chief

wife of Larry Barnett

NASA Pressure Suit

NASA Flight Test Center Director

NASA Rocket Engine Shop

Director of Flight Operations

Propulsion & Operations Engineer

NAA X-15 Project Pilot

daughter of pilot Scott Crossfield

NASA X-15 Project Pilot

Operations Project Engineer

USAF X-15 Project Pilot

Mechanic

USAF/NASA B-52 Pilot

Rocket Engine Shop

friend of pilot Mike Adams

Life Support

Instruments

USAF Historian

USAF Flight Planner

USAF X-15 Project Pilot

NASA Flight Planner

Research Engineer

Research Engineer

NASA Quality Control

son of pilot Jack McKay

son of pilot Jack McKay

son of pilot Jack McKay

daughter of pilot Jack McKay

NASA Operation Engineer

Radar site surveys

Mechanic, Ship 1

USN X-15 Project Pilot

Beatty radar site

USAF Pressure Suit

Instrumentation Engineer

NAA External Tanks, Ship 2

USAF X-15 Project Pilot

Engineer, External Tanks, Ship 2

Instrumentation, Ship 2

Rocket Engine Shop

NAA X-15 Manager

Mechanic

NASA X-15 Project Pilot

USAF X-15 engine and PSTS

son of Jim Townsend

Instrumentation Development

wife of pilot Joe Walker

Simulator

Air Data

USAF X-15 Project Pilot

X-15 Program Manager

NASA Rocket Engine Shop

Abbreviations:

NAA: North American Aviation (X-15 Prime Contractor)

NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

PSTS: Propulsion System Test Stand

USAF: United States Air Force

USN: United States Navy