Flight 150
X-15
United States Air Force
Crew
John B. McKay
Status: Deceased
12/8/1922 - 4/27/1975
Nationality: American
Type: Government
First Flight: 9/28/1965
Last Flight: 9/28/1965
John Barron McKay was an American naval officer, World War II pilot, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and astronaut. He flew the X-15 experimental spaceplane to over 50 miles in altitude on Flight 150.
Mission
Flight 150
Type: Test Flight
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.
Trajectory
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Location
Edwards Air Force Base
Air launch to Suborbital flight
77 rockets have launched from Air launch to Suborbital flight.
Rocket
North American X-15 – North American Aviation
- Length: 15.47 m
- Diameter: 6.61 m
- Launch Mass: 15195 T
The North American X-15 was manufactured by North American Aviation with the first launch on 1959-06-08. North American X-15 has 12 successful launches and 1 failed launches with a total of 13 launches. 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.
Agency
United States Air Force – USAF
- Type: Government
- Abbreviation: USAF
- Country: USA
