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X-15 Flight 3-65-97, also known as X-15 Flight 191 (being the 191st free flight of the X-15), was a sub-orbital spaceflight of the North American X-15 experimental spaceplane, carrying seven experiments to a peak altitude of 266,000 feet (50.4 mi; 81 km; 43.8 nmi), above NASA's definition of the start of space at 50 miles (80 km) but below the Kármán line definition at 62 miles (100 km).
X-15-2 crash at Mud Lake, Nevada. The second plane, X-15-2, was rebuilt [20] after a landing accident on 9 November 1962 which damaged the craft and injured its pilot, John McKay. [21] The new plane renamed X-15A-2, had a new 28 -in. fuselage extension to carry liquid hydrogen. [1]
Twelve pilots flew the X-15 over the course of its career. Scott Crossfield and William Dana flew the X-15 on its first and last free flights, respectively. Joseph Walker set the program's top two altitude records on its 90th and 91st free flights (347,800 and 354,200 feet, respectively), becoming the only pilot to fly past the Kármán line, the 100 kilometer, FAI-recognized boundary of outer ...
The X-15 accident footage used in this episode occurred 5 November 1959 when a small engine fire forced pilot Scott Crossfield to make an emergency landing on Rosamond Dry Lake, Edwards AFB, California, in 56-6671. Not designed to land with fuel on board, the test craft came down with a heavy load of propellants and broke its back, grounding ...
On Sunday, the NTSB announced it recovered the cockpit voice recorder 8 feet deep at the crash site. Pictures shared on X by the government agency on Tuesday show the virtually unrecognizable ...
Search and rescue efforts are seen around a wreckage site in the Potomac River following the crash. AP. ... Almonor and Oweh score 13 points each as No. 15 Kentucky beats No. 5 Tennessee 75-64 ...
Earlier on Sunday, relatives of the 67 people killed arrived at the edge of the river near the crash site on buses. Wreckage is being moved to a hangar at Washington Reagan National Airport. Much ...
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