X-15 flights

X-15

Flight No. 90

USA

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Launch and landing data

Launch date:  19.07.1963
Launch time:  18:20 UTC (from B-52)
Altitude:  106.0 km
Landing date:  19.07.1963
Landing time:  18:31 UTC
max. speed:  5.969 km/h

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Crew

No.   Surname Given names Position Duration
1  Walker  Joseph Albert  Pilot 11m 24,9sec 

Crew seating arrangement

1  Walker

Flight

All X-15 pilots who reached an altitude of more than 80 kilometers or 50 miles earned the astronaut wings.

Graphics / Photos

Joe Walker has just exited from X-15 no. 3. This was the fourth astronaut qualification flight in the X-15 program.
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Last update on October 13, 2020.

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