Adams Credit - www.spacefacts.de

Personal: Male, Married, Three children. Born in Sacramento, California, USA. Died in X-15 crash when spacecraft went out of control during reentry. US Air Force US Air Force

Astronaut Career

Astronaut Group: USAF MOL Group 1 - 1965. Deceased Entered space service: 12 November 1965. Left space service: 20 July 1966. Number of Flights: 1.00. Total Time: 0.0034 days.

Born in Sacramento, California; married with three children. Joined USAF in November 1952 and flew 49 missions in the Korean War. Graduated with BS in aeronautical engineering from Oklahoma University in 1958 and then completed USAF Aerospace Research Pilot School . Tested LLRV lunar module trainer in 1964. Selected as MOL astronaut, but left MOL program for X-15, taking Joe Engle's place when he was selected as NASA astronaut in 1966. Died in X-15 crash when spacecraft went out of control during reentry. Erroneous computer data and failure of dampers caused the X-15 to re-enter the atmosphere 180 degrees out of phase. Major Adams chose to remain with the aircraft in an attempt to recover it.

• 15 November 1967 Flight: X-15 Flight 191. Flight Up: X-15 Flight 191. Flight Back: X-15 Flight 191. Flight Time: 0.0034 days.

12 November 1965 - USAF MOL Astronaut Training Group 1 selected.. The group was selected to provide crews for flights of the Manned Orbiting Laboratory, a classified military manned space station.. Qualifications: Qualified military pilot; graduate of Aerospace Research Pilot School; serving military officer; US citizen by birth..