flown missionFailure
X-15 | Flight 191
United States Air ForceEdwards Air Force Base — Air launch to Suborbital flight
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
mission
- Name
- Flight 191
- Type
- Test Flight
- Target orbit
- Suborbital (Sub)
X-15 Flight 3-65-97, also known as X-15 Flight 191 was a 1967 flight of the North American X-15. After reaching an altitude of 81.0 km, the aircraft entered a spin and broke apart mid air, killing pilot Michael J. Adams.
schedule
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vehicle & provider
- Rocket
- North American X-15
- Provider
- United States Air Force
- Type
- Government
- Country
- USA
launch site
- Pad
- Edwards Air Force Base
- Location
- Air launch to Suborbital flight
- Country
- ???
- Coordinates
- 34.9056, -117.8836