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Flight 150

X-15

United States Air Force

Launch Status
Success

Crew

John B. McKay

John B. McKay

  • Birthday: 12/08/1922
  • Role: Pilot
  • Nationality: United States of America
  • First Flight: 09/28/1965
  • Last Flight: 09/28/1965

John Barron McKay was an American naval officer, World War II pilot, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and astronaut. He fle...

Mission

Flight 150

  • Type: Test Flight
  • Orbit: Suborbital

Flight 150 of the North American X-15 was a test flight conducted by NASA and the US Air Force in 1965. Piloted by John B. McKay it reached an altitude of 90.0 km.

Location

Edwards Air Force Base

Air launch to Suborbital flight

Edwards Air Force Base has witnessed the launch of 13 rockets, including 0 orbital launch attempts. While Air launch to Suborbital flight, has been the site for 86 rocket launches.

Rocket

North American Aviation North American X-15

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.

Learn more about the North American X-15

Agency

United States Air Force

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.

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