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Flight 191
North American X-15 · Test Flight
1967Edwards Air Force Base, Air launch to Suborbital flight
Mission
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.
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Mission Facts
- Provider
- USAF
- Rocket
- North American X-15
- Orbit
- Sub
- Pad
- Edwards Air Force Base
- NET precision
- Year
- Data source
- LL2