X-15 Flight 62
1962 American crewed sub-orbital spaceflight / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Flight 62 of the North American X-15 was a sub-orbital spaceflight conducted by NASA and the US Air Force on 17 July 1962. The X-15 was piloted by astronaut Robert Michael White to an altitude of 95.9 km (59.6 mi) surpassing the U.S. definition of space. Thus it became the first spaceflight of a spaceplane and a reusable spacecraft. The X-15 was also NASA's first space vehicle (the Mercury capsule flew into space first, but the X-15 was airborne before Big Joe 1). The Flight landed at Edwards Air Force Base. With this White was the first test pilot qualifying for his astronaut wings.
More information Position, Astronaut ...
Position | Astronaut | |
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Pilot | Robert Michael White[1] First spaceflight |
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Quick Facts Mission type, Operator ...
Mission type | Test flight |
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Operator | USAF/NASA |
Apogee | 95.9 kilometers (59.6 mi) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | X-15 |
Manufacturer | North American |
Crew | |
Crew size | 1 |
Members | Robert Michael White |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | July 17, 1962 (1962-07-17Z) UTC |
End of mission | |
Landing date | July 17, 1962 (1962-07-18Z) UTC |
Landing site | Rogers Dry Lake, Edwards |
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