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United States Air ForceLaunch SuccessfulTest FlightX-15
Launched 1963-08-22 18:05:57 UTCEdwards Air Force Base, Air launch to Suborbital flight
Success
Reached Suborbital
United States Air Force
32nd
launch this year
Edwards Air Force Base
4th
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
33 d 23 h
since the pad's previous launch
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.
Launch Provider
Government · United States of America · Founded 1947 · Commander-in-Chief President of the US
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.
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Height
15.5m
Diameter
6.6m
Liftoff thrust
286kN
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