Wanted: Scale X-2 Drawings

Bumping up for Tom Dozier . . . he had left a comment on a past post.  And Tom confirmed, yes, this is the Quantum Leap X-2 mockup.

If you know, leave a comment!

Does anyone have any scale drawings, even from this model? I am the team leader of the restoration for static display [...]

X-2 Diorama

Thomas Hopfensperger emailed me some photos of his 1:72 X-2 diorama. The model was also featured in the German magazine Modell Fan.  Check out the additional photos over on the X-2 Model page.

New Book: De snelste mens ter wereld

Web site friend & contributor Bart Vandamme just emailed me the other day about a new book he has written.  Here’s a quick overview!  The book is currently written in Dutch and is waiting for a translation in English…

My book ‘de snelste mens ter wereld’ chronicles the life and achievements of 21 pilots ranging [...]

X-2 Kit Alert

A Craft X-2 model kit is going up for sale on ebay on Sunday night, July 18. Look for seller “rmtc99.” Seller has also informed me that he’ll be selling other vintage kits over the next few weeks.

If you found out about the tip from here and win the auction, send me a few [...]

Widow of ‘first spaceman’ Kincheloe Jr. recalls husband

The South Bend Tribune has a interview with Dorothy Kincheloe.  It’s nice to see Dorothy and the family remembered 50 years later!

Print/save the article now – they only stay up for a week or so.

Capt. Thomas Stratton

Does the name ring a “bell” at all?  He’s the X-2 pilot from the Quantum Leap X-2 episode.  Jon Goto recently sent me a closeup of the X-2 mockup with the Captain’s name stenciled on it.  The photo has been added to the Photo Album.

Kincheloe Vs. White

OK, this frosts me a bit. The South Bend Tribune recently ran an article about Iven Kincheloe and Robert White, but I just found out they only keep stories online for a week.  Here’s a blurb I was able to grab from CollectSpace.com:

Who was the first man in space?

Cassopolis [...]

Robert A. Rohrer

Sad news to pass along – I recently learned that Robert A. Rohrer passed away January 18.  Bob was a friend of the Web site, offering a number of his never before seen color X-2 and Toward the Unknown photos for the site.  Bob was a pleasure to work with and I always enjoyed swapping [...]

Field Trip

Read about my visit to the X-2 crash site this past October.

New Life Magazine X-2 Pics

It looks like Life magazine continues to scan their collection of photos.  I just completed a search for X-2 and ran into some new pictures, many also from their Air Age story.  In addition to the X-2, it looks like new photos of Pete Everest, Iven Kincheloe, Fitz Fulton, program members & more are appearing.

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