Flight 191
X-15
United States Air Force
Crew
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.
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
