X-15 Flight 62
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X-15 Flight 62
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Flight 62 of the North American X-15 was a sub-orbital spaceflight conducted by NASA and the US Air Force on 17 July 1962. The X-15 was piloted by astronaut Robert Michael White to an altitude of 95.9 km surpassing the U.S. definition of space. Thus it became the first spaceflight of a spaceplane and a reusable spacecraft. The X-15 was also NASA's first space vehicle. The Flight landed at Edwards Air Force Base. With this White was the first test pilot qualifying for his astronaut wings.
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1962 American crewed sub-orbital spaceflight
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-15_Flight_62
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2024-01-09T05:41:48Z
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