X-15 | Flight 150
Edwards Air Force Base
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Flight 150
Flight 150 of the North American X-15 was a test flight conducted by NASA and the US Air Force in 1965. Piloted by John B. McKay it reached an altitude of 90.0 km.
X-15-3
Serial 56-6672
Launch Crew Count 1
Status Destroyed
Landing Time 1965-09-28T18:20:00+0000
Crew
John B. McKay
Pilot
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1922-12-08
Deceased 1975-04-27
Status Deceased
Type Government
North American X-15
Height 15.47 Meters
Max Stages 1
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 286 kN
Diameter 6.61 Meters
Mass To LEO 0 kg
Liftoff Mass 15195 Tonnes
Launch Success 12
Consecutive Success 1
Maiden Flight 1959-06-08
Launch Failures 1
Programs
X-15
Experimental hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft.
