X-15 Flight 91

Walker Joseph
X-15 Flight 91 Chronology

  • 1963 Aug 22 - X-15A VO,Spectrom,Photom Test/Aeronomy mission  Crew: Walker Joseph. Spacecraft: X-15A. Launch Site: Edwards. Launch Vehicle: X-15A. Apogee: 107 km (66 mi).

    Unofficial world altitude record. Maximum Speed - 6105 kph. Maximum Altitude - 107960 m. Second X-15 astronaut flight (FAI definition); fifth astronaut wings flight (USAF definition).

Bibliography and Further Reading
  • Miller, Ron, The Dream Machines, Krieger, Malabar, Florida, 1993. ISBN: 0894640399. Sensational chronological roundup of text, photos, and sketches of virtually every spacecraft and launch vehicle design every conceived but never built. A gold mine for space-struck baby boomers. More at amazon.com...
  • Zhelyez x-plane book, .
  • Furniss, Tim, Manned Spaceflight Log, Jane's, London, 1986. ISBN: 0710604025. Summary of all manned spaceflights up to 1986. Pre-Glasnost, so many 'war stories' of Soviet manned spaceflight are not included. More at amazon.com...
  • Guenther, Ben, Miller, Jay, and Panopalis, Terry,, North American X-15/X-15A-2, Aerofax, Arlington, Texas, 1985. ISBN: 0942548345. Comprehensive and technically excellent account of the X-15 program. More at amazon.com...
  • Thompson, M, The Edge of Space, (via Jonathon McDowell).
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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