Flight 91 Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

22 Aug 1963, 6:05pm

Location

Edwards Air Force Base Launch Site

Edwards Air Force Base

Pad

Air Launch

Launch Service Provider

United States Air Force logo

United States Air Force

Vehicle

North American X-15 image

North American X-15

Spacecraft Stage

North American X-15

Crew

US flag

Joseph A. Walker

Mission

Flight 91

Mission Type

Test Flight

Destination

Suborbital

X-15 Flight 91 was a 1963 American crewed mission, and the second and final flight in the program to achieve sub-orbital spaceflight—a flight over 100 km in altitude. It was the highest flight of the X-15 program.

Updated: Jan 19, 1:14pm UTC

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