X-15 | Flight 77

Launch Provider & Rocket

• Provider: United States Air Force (Government)
• Rocket: North American X-15

Mission

Flight 77 of the North American X-15 was a test flight conducted by NASA and the US Air Force in 1963. Piloted by Joseph A. Walker it reached an altitude of 82.7 km.

• Type: Test Flight
• Orbit: Suborbital (Sub)

Launch Site

• Pad: Edwards Air Force Base
• Location: Air launch to Suborbital flight
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Program

• X-15 — Experimental hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft. (Wikipedia)