LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Fri Jul 19 1963
United States Air Force
Flight 90
Launch Successful
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
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Rocket Details
Name:
North American X-15Description:
The North American X-15 was a hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft operated by the United States Air Force and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration as part of the X-plane series of experimental aircraft.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Test Flight
- Flight 90 of the North American X-15 was a test flight conducted by NASA and the US Air Force in 1963. It was the first of two X-15 missions that passed the 100-km high Kármán line.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Air launch to Suborbital flight
Pad
Edwards Air Force Base