Flight 91
X-15
United States Air Force
Crew
Joseph A. Walker
Status: Deceased
2/20/1921 - 6/8/1966
Nationality: American
Type: Government
First Flight: 1/17/1963
Last Flight: 8/22/1963
Joseph Albert Walker was an American World War II pilot, experimental physicist, NASA test pilot, and astronaut. He was one of twelve pilots who flew the North American X-15, an experimental spaceplane jointly operated by the Air Force and NASA.
Mission
Flight 91
Type: Test Flight
X-15 Flight 91 was a 1963 American crewed mission, and the second and final flight in the program to achieve sub-orbital spaceflight—a flight over 100 km in altitude. It was the highest flight of the X-15 program.
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
Type: Government
Abbreviation: USAF
Country: USA
