LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Thu Aug 22 1963
United States Air Force
Flight 91
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
- X-15 Flight 91 was a 1963 American crewed mission, and the second and final flight in the program to achieve sub-orbital spaceflight—a flight over 100 km in altitude. It was the highest flight of the X-15 program.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Air launch to Suborbital flight
Pad
Edwards Air Force Base