The X-15 set speed and altitude records in the 1960s, reaching the edge of outer space and returning with valuable data used in aircraft and spacecraft design. As of September 2016, the X-15 holds the official world record for the highest speed ever recorded by a manned, powered aircraft.
RE: What does the spanish word &quot;vato&quot; mean? I am reading a novel right now where one character keeps calling the other &quot;vato&quot;, however, when I went to babelfish to get a translation, it said vato means &quot;I beat&quot;. Somehow I don&#39;t think this is the context that the word is being used in.
'Vamos!' as an expletive is probably best translated as 'get lost!' One the other hand 'Vamos a la playa' means 'let's go to the beach.' Of course this may be South American Spanish and should possibly be vamanos. Not a Spanish expert! What a wonderful question.