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Flight 191

X-15

United States Air Force

Launch Status
Failure

Crew

Michael J. Adams

Michael J. Adams

Status: Lost In Flight
5/5/1930 - 11/15/1967
Nationality: American
Type: Government
First Flight: 11/15/1967
Last Flight: 11/15/1967

Michael James Adams was an American aviator, aeronautical engineer, and USAF astronaut. He flew X-15 Flight 191 to over 50 miles altitude, however the flight ended when the spacecraft broke apart, leading to his death.

Mission

Flight 191

Type: Test Flight

X-15 Flight 3-65-97, also known as X-15 Flight 191 was a 1967 flight of the North American X-15. After reaching an altitude of 81.0 km, the aircraft entered a spin and broke apart mid air, killing pilot Michael J. Adams.

Trajectory

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Location

Edwards Air Force Base

Air launch to Suborbital flight

79 rockets have launched from Air launch to Suborbital flight.

Edwards Air Force Base, 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
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