X-15 flights

X-15

Flight No. 77

USA

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Launch and landing data

Launch date:  17.01.1963
Launch time:  18:59 UTC (from B-52)
Altitude:  82.8 km
Landing date:  17.01.1963
Landing time:  19:09 UTC
max. speed:  5.917 km/h

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Crew

No.   Surname Given names Position Duration
1  Walker  Joseph Albert  Pilot 9m 23,0sec 

Crew seating arrangement

1  Walker

Flight

All X-15 pilots who reached an altitude of more than 80 kilometers or 50 miles earned the astronaut wings.

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Last update on October 12, 2020.

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