Flight 190
X-15
United States Air Force
Crew
William J. Knight
Status: Deceased
11/18/1929 - 5/7/2004
Nationality: American
Type: Government
First Flight: 10/17/1967
Last Flight: 10/17/1967
William John "Pete" Knight was an American aeronautical engineer, politician, Vietnam War combat pilot, test pilot, and astronaut. He flew the X-15 experimental spaceplane to over 50 miles altitude on Flight 190.
Mission
Flight 190
Type: Test Flight
Flight 190 of the North American X-15 was a test flight conducted by NASA and the US Air Force in 1967. Piloted by William J. Knight it reached an altitude of 85.5 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
