X-15 flights

X-15

Flight No. 190

USA

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Launch and landing data

Launch date:  17.10.1967
Launch time:  17:40 UTC (from B-52)
Altitude:  85.5 km
Landing date:  17.10.1967
Landing time:  17:50 UTC
max. speed:  6.204 km/h

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Crew

No.   Surname Given names Position Duration
1  Knight  William John "Pete"  Pilot 10m 06,4sec 

Crew seating arrangement

1  Knight

Flight

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

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Last update on October 12, 2020.

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