X-15 flights

X-15

Flight No. 150

USA

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Launch and landing data

Launch date:  28.09.1965
Launch time:  18:08 UTC (from B-52)
Altitude:  90.1 km
Landing date:  28.09.1965
Landing time:  18:20 UTC
max. speed:  6.005 km/h

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Crew

No.   Surname Given names Position Duration
1  McKay  John Barron  Pilot 11m 56,8sec 

Crew seating arrangement

1  McKay

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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