Flight 62
X-15
United States Air Force
Crew
Robert M. White
Status: Deceased
7/6/1924 - 3/17/2010
Nationality: American
Type: Government
First Flight: 7/17/1962
Last Flight: 7/17/1962
Robert Michael "Bob" White was an American electrical engineer, test pilot, fighter pilot, and astronaut who was one of twelve pilots that flew in the X-15 experimental spaceplane.
Mission
Flight 62
Type: Test Flight
Flight 62 of the North American X-15 was a test flight conducted by NASA and the US Air Force in 1962. Piloted by Robert M. White it reached an altitude of 95.9 km.
Trajectory
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Location
Edwards Air Force Base
Air launch to Suborbital flight
82 rockets have launched from Air launch to Suborbital flight.
Agency
United States Air Force – USAF
- Type: Government
- Abbreviation: USAF
- Administration: Commander-in-Chief: President of the US
- Founded: 1947
- Country: USA
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.
