X-15

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21.08.1968 odbył się 197. lot X-15  z Billem Daną, który osiągnął wysokość 81530 metrów i prędkość 5540 km/h (5,01 Mach).

- 1968 : 197ème vol du X-15 avec Bill Dana qui atteint l'altitude de 81 530 mètres et une vitesse de 5 540 km/h (mach 5,01)

1968 August 21 - . 16:04 GMT - . Launch Site: Edwards. Launch Complex: Railroad Valley Lake DZ. Launch Pad: Edwards RW04/22. Launch Platform: NB-52 003.

X-15A WTR/HS/SB/FAB/FP Test/Technology/Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA, USAF. Spacecraft: X-15A. Apogee: 81 km (50 mi). Maximum Speed - 5540 kph. Maximum Altitude - 81530 m. Astronaut wings flight (USAF definition). Air dropped in Railroad Valley Lake DZ..

http://www.astronautix.com/a/august21.html
https://twitter.com/spacemen1969/status/1693505208637362427

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22.08.1963 odbył się 91. lot X-15 (prototyp nr 3) z Joe Walkerem, który osiągnął wysokość 107960 metrów i prędkość 6105 km/h (5,58 Mach).
Był to najwyższy pułap osiągnięty w programie.

1963 August 22 - . 18:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Edwards. Launch Complex: Smith Ranch Lake DZ. Launch Pad: Edwards RW04/22. Launch Platform: NB-52 003.

X-15A VO,Spectrom,Photom Test/Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA, USAF. Spacecraft: X-15A. Apogee: 107 km (66 mi). Unofficial world altitude record. Maximum Speed - 6105 kph. Maximum Altitude - 107960 m. Second X-15 astronaut flight (FAI definition); fifth astronaut wings flight (USAF definition). Air dropped in Smith Ranch Lake DZ..

http://www.astronautix.com/a/august22.html

22 août 1963
Il y a 60 ans, Joe Walker à bord du X-15 (n°3) effectue le 91ème vol du programme. Il va atteindre la plus haute altitude jamais obtenue par le X-15 lors de ce programme avec 354 200 pieds soit 107 960 m (quasiment 108 km)

http://spacerelics.blogspot.com/2013/08/22-aout-1963-plus-haute-altitude.html
https://twitter.com/spacemen1969/status/1693866841733513272
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-15_Flight_91

The first person to fly beyond the Kármán line twice flew an X-15!
Joe Walker reached an altitude of 67.1 mi (108 km) in the X-15 #OTD in 1966, the highest ever reached by this craft.
@NASAArmstrong@NASAaero Find out what Walker did after this flight: https://go.nasa.gov/3OILJpU

https://twitter.com/NASAhistory/status/1693986389740982406

On #TDIH in 1963, Joe Walker made his last X-15 flight—and set an altitude record while he was at it. He took the North American X-15 to 354,300 feet (67 miles). Walker was posthumously awarded astronaut wings in 2005.

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https://twitter.com/airandspace/status/1694007674394796093

X-15 pilotowany przez Walkera osiągnął maksymalną wysokość 354 200 stóp, czyli 107,96 km. W ten sposób Walker stał się pierwszą osobą, która dwukrotnie zajrzała w kosmos. Gus Grissom był drugi z lotem suborbitalnym Liberty Bell 7 i lotem kosmicznym Gemini 3 (3/23/65)

https://twitter.com/Kosmo_Michal/status/1681732857947930648

22 August 1963. USAF Captain and NASA research pilot Joseph A. Walker flew X-15 (56-6672) to an altitude of 354,200 feet and Mach 4.98. The first internationally recognized spaceflight (above the Kármán line) of a reused spacecraft.

https://twitter.com/ron_eisele/status/1826324859984511188

Today in 1963, Joe Walker made his last X-15 flight—and set an altitude record while he was at it. He took the North American X-15 to 354,300 feet (67 miles). Walker was posthumously awarded astronaut wings in 2005.

https://twitter.com/airandspace/status/1826644509662343471

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23.08.2005 cywilni piloci programu X-15 zostali uhonorowani skrzydłami astronautów (John B. McKay i Joseph A. Walker pośmiertnie, Bill Dana).

X-15 Pioneers Honored as Astronauts
08.23.05

Until Aug. 23, 2005, three of those early astronaut test pilots never received official recognition of their lofty membership as astronauts because only the military had astronaut wings to confer on their pilots at that time. Civilian NASA pilots had no such badge.

https://www.nasa.gov/missions/research/X-15_wings.html

ça s'est passé le 23 août 2005, les pilotes civils du programme X-15 reçoivent enfin leurs Ailes d'Astronautes (certains à titre posthume)

@spacemen1969·Aug 23, 2020 23 août 2005...

Il y a 15 ans, des pilotes civils du programme X-15 reçoivent enfin leurs Ailes d'Astronautes

Un Jour - Un Objet Spatial
n° 00387 / 23 août 2020
https://spacemen1969.blogspot.com/2020/08/23-aout-2005-des-pilotes-civils-de-x-15.html
L'occasion de revenir sur les 13 vols spatiaux du X-15 (sur les 199)
#UnJourUnObjetSpatial

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https://twitter.com/spacemen1969/status/1694232249279922339

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25.08.1965 odbył się 144. lot X-15 z Miltem Thompsonem , który osiągnął wysokość 65258 metrów i prędkość 5799 km/h (5,11 Mach).
Był to jego ostatni lot w programie.

25 août
1965 : 144ème vol X-15 avec Milt Thompson pour 63 258 m altitude et 5 799 km/h (mach 5,11)

1965 August 25 - . 17:54 GMT - . Launch Site: Edwards. Launch Complex: Delamar Dry Lake DZ. Launch Pad: Edwards RW04/22. Launch Platform: NB-52 003.

X-15A MIT Scan,Stability test - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA, USAF. Spacecraft: X-15A. Apogee: 65 km (40 mi). Maximum Speed - 5799 kph. Maximum Altitude - 65258 m. Air dropped in Delamar Dry Lake DZ..

http://www.astronautix.com/a/august25.html

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25.08.1966 odbył się 169. lot X-15 z Johnem McKayem , który osiągnął wysokość 78490 metrów i prędkość 5701 km/h (5,11 Mach).

1966 : 169ème vol X-15 avec John McKay pour 78 5902 m altitude et 5 701km/h (mach 5,11)

1966 August 25 - . 17:49 GMT - . Launch Site: Edwards. Launch Complex: Delamar Dry Lake DZ. Launch Pad: Edwards RW04/22. Launch Platform: NB-52 003. FAILURE: Inertial malfunction during re-entry..

X-15A HS/MuMet/Gas Technology/Meteor/Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA, USAF. Spacecraft: X-15A. Apogee: 78 km (48 mi). Maximum Speed - 5701 kph. Maximum Altitude - 78490 m. Collected micrometeorites and extraterrestrial dust. Air dropped in Delamar Dry Lake DZ..

http://www.astronautix.com/a/august25.html

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25.08.1967 odbył się 187. lot X-15 z Mikiem Adamsem, który osiągnął wysokość 25720 metrów i prędkość 5012 km/h (4,63 Mach).

1967 : 187ème vol X-15 avec Mike Adams pour 25 720 m altitude et 5 012 km/h (mach 4,63)

  1967 August 25 - . 20:27 GMT - . Launch Site: Edwards. Launch Complex: Hidden Hills DZ. Launch Pad: Edwards RW04/22. Launch Platform: NB-52 003.

X-15A Guid/HT/BLN test - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA, USAF. Spacecraft: X-15A. Apogee: 25 km (15 mi). Maximum Speed - 5012 kph. Maximum Altitude - 25720 m. Air dropped in Hidden Hills DZ..

http://www.astronautix.com/a/august25.html
https://twitter.com/spacemen1969/status/1694955515074503060

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26.08.1964 odbył się 115. lot X-15 z Johnem McKayem, który osiągnął wysokość 27737 metrów i prędkość 6216 km/h (5,65 Mach).

26 août
- 1964 : 115ème vol d'un X-15 avec John McKay qui atteint 27 737 mètres d'altitude  et une vitesse de 6 216 km/h (mach 5,65)

1964 August 26 - . 18:42 GMT - . Launch Site: Edwards. Launch Complex: Hidden Hills DZ. Launch Pad: Edwards RW04/22. Launch Platform: NB-52 003.

X-15A HT/LF/BLN test - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA, USAF. Spacecraft: X-15A. Apogee: 27 km (16 mi). Maximum Speed - 6216 kph. Maximum Altitude - 27737 m. Air dropped in Hidden Hills DZ..

http://www.astronautix.com/a/august26.html

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26.08.1965 odbył się 145. lot X-15 z Robertem Rushworthem, który osiągnął wysokość 73030 metrów i prędkość 5426 km/h (4,79 Mach).

- 1965 : 145ème vol d'un X-15 avec Robert Rushworth qui atteint 73 030 mètres d'altitude  et une vitesse de 5 426 km/h (mach 4,79)

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https://twitter.com/spacemen1969/status/1695318657918701830

1965 August 26 - . 17:52 GMT - . Launch Site: Edwards. Launch Complex: Delamar Dry Lake DZ. Launch Pad: Edwards RW04/22. Launch Platform: NB-52 008.

X-15A Northrop Radiom,BLN Test/Aeronomy mission? - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA, USAF. Spacecraft: X-15A. Apogee: 73 km (45 mi). Maximum Speed - 5426 kph. Maximum Altitude - 73030 m. Air dropped in Delamar Dry Lake DZ..

http://www.astronautix.com/a/august26.html

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13.09.1968 odbył się 198. lot X-15 z Williamem J. „Pete” Knightem, który osiągnął wysokość 77450 metrów i prędkość  5990 km/h (5,37 Mach).

13 septembre 1968
Il y a 55 ans, c'est le 198ème et avant dernier vol du X-15 (prototype n° 1) avec William J. ''Pete'' Knight (1929-2004) qui atteint 77 450 mètres d'altitude et une vitesse de 5 990 km/h (mach 5,37).
Ses vols en X-15 :
https://spacerelics.blogspot.com/2020/11/les-vols-en-x-15-de-william-knight-les.html

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https://twitter.com/spacemen1969/status/1701840129554362634

1968 September 13 - . 18:19 GMT - . Launch Site: Edwards. Launch Complex: Smith Ranch Lake DZ. Launch Pad: Edwards RW04/22. Launch Platform: NB-52 003.

X-15A WTR/HS/SB/FAB/FP Test/Technology/Aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA, USAF. Spacecraft: X-15A. Apogee: 77 km (47 mi). Maximum Speed - 5990 kph. Maximum Altitude - 77450 m. Air dropped in Smith Ranch Lake DZ..

http://www.astronautix.com/s/september13.html

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14.09.1965 odbył się 148. lot X-15 z Johnem McKayem, który osiągnął wysokość 72847 metrów i prędkość  5662 km/h (5,03 Mach).

14 septembre
- 1965 : 55 ans du 148ème vol d'un X-15 avec John McKay qui atteint 72 847 mètres d'altitude et une vitesse de 5 662 km/h (mach 5,03)

1965 September 14 - . 18:01 GMT - . Launch Site: Edwards. Launch Complex: Delamar Dry Lake DZ. Launch Pad: Edwards RW04/22. Launch Platform: NB-52 008.

X-15A N.Radiom,BLN Test/Aeronomy mission? - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA, USAF. Spacecraft: X-15A. Apogee: 72 km (44 mi). Maximum Speed - 5662 kph. Maximum Altitude - 72847 m. Air dropped in Delamar Dry Lake DZ..

http://www.astronautix.com/s/september14.html

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14.09.1966 odbył się 172. lot X-15 z Billem Daną, który osiągnął wysokość 77280 metrów i prędkość  5770 km/h (5,12 Mach).

- 1966 : 172ème vol d'un X-15 avec Bill Dana qui atteint  77 280 mètres d'altitude et une vitesse de 5 770 km/h (mach 5,12)

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https://twitter.com/spacemen1969/status/1702204782318948604

1966 September 14 - . 20:01 GMT - . Launch Site: Edwards. Launch Complex: Delamar Dry Lake DZ. Launch Pad: Edwards RW04/22. Launch Platform: NB-52 003.

X-15A MuMet/Solar spec Technology/Meteor/Solar mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA, USAF. Spacecraft: X-15A. Apogee: 77 km (47 mi). Maximum Speed - 5770 kph. Maximum Altitude - 22980 m. JPL spectrometer measured solar flux; radiometer characterized exhaust plume in UV for reconnsat sensors; collected micrometeorites. Air dropped in Delamar Dry Lake DZ..

http://www.astronautix.com/s/september14.html

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20.09.1963 odbyło się oficjalne wręczenie odznaki skrzydlatego astronauty Robertowi Rushworthowi po locie nr 87 z 27.06.1963.

20 septembre 1963
Il y a 60 ans, remise officielle des insignes d'astronaute-ailé à Robert Rushworth après le vol 87 du 27 juin 1963 où il atteint 5 511 km/h et une altitude de 86 870 mètres qui, le qualifie d'astronaute, selon les critères de l'époque.
https://spacerelics.blogspot.com/2020/11/les-vols-en-x-15-de-robert-rushworth.html

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https://twitter.com/spacemen1969/status/1704376844521226350https://www.forum.kosmonauta.net/index.php?topic=800.msg185210#msg185210

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28.09.1961 odbył się 41. lot X-15 (prototyp nr 2) z Forrestem Petersenem, który osiągnął wysokość 31030 metrów i prędkość 5792  km/h (5,30 Mach).

28 septembre (Jour X-Planes 2)
- 1961 : 41ème avec Forrest Petersen qui atteint 31 030 m et 5 792 km/h (mach 5,30)

1961 September 28 - . 17:50 GMT - . Launch Site: Edwards. Launch Complex: Hidden Hills DZ. Launch Pad: Edwards RW04/22. Launch Platform: NB-52 008.

X-15A Mach 5, Heat Trans. test - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA, USAF. Spacecraft: X-15A. Apogee: 31 km (19 mi). Maximum Speed - 5792 kph. Maximum Altitude - 31030 m. Test reentry heat limit. Smoke in cockpit due to scorching paint. Air dropped in Hidden Hills DZ..

http://www.astronautix.com/s/september28.html

On September 28, Major Allavie and RAF Squadron Leader Archer flew the NB-52B with the X-15-2 to Hidden Hills Lake. They launched Commander Forrest Petersen on mission 2-19-35. Petersen's highest speed was 3,600 miles per hour, slightly less than the speed that Joe Walker had achieved on the previous flight. Due to atmospheric conditions, Petersen reached a new record Mach number of 5.3. at a slightly lower maximum altitude of 101,800 feet.

The stability of the X-15 was marginal during the descent from high altitude. The problem became more acute as the X-15 achieved progressively higher altitudes. Engineers determined that the stability of the X-15 would be improved during that phase of the flight if the lower portion of the ventral fin were removed.

https://www.air-and-space.com/x-15%20forty%20years%20later%20200110.htm

28 September 1961. X-15 Test Pilot Forrest Petersen in X-15 No. 2 cockpit prepares for flight 2-19-35.

https://x.com/ron_eisele/status/1839773823937257600

28 September 1961. The B-52 carrier aircraft flies over Forrest Petersen after his highest and fastest flight. (No. 2-19-35).

https://x.com/ron_eisele/status/1839773909161214395

28 September 1961. X-15-2 post-landing.

https://x.com/ron_eisele/status/1839773973527310520

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28.09.1962 odbył się 70. lot X-15 z Johnem McKayem, który osiągnął wysokość 20790 metrów i prędkość 4450 km/h (5,22 Mach).

- 1962 : 70ème vol avec John McKay avec 20 790 m et 4 450 km/h (mach 4,22)

1962 September 28 - . 18:04 GMT - . Launch Site: Edwards. Launch Complex: Hidden Hills DZ. Launch Pad: Edwards RW04/22. Launch Platform: NB-52 008.

X-15A Heating, VO Stab test - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA, USAF. Spacecraft: X-15A. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). This and most following flights without lower ventral. Maximum Speed - 4450 kph. Maximum Altitude - 20790 m. Air dropped in Hidden Hills DZ..

http://www.astronautix.com/s/september28.html

1, 2) 28.09.1961 odbył się 41. lot
https://x.com/spacemen1969/status/1972060429770768449

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28.09.1964 odbył się 117. lot X-15 (prototyp nr 3) z Joe Engle, który osiągnął wysokość 29566 metrów i prędkość  6256 km/h (5,59 Mach).

- 1964 : 117ème vol avec Joe Engle qui atteint 29 566 m et 6 256 km/h (mach 5,59)

https://x.com/spacemen1969/status/1707276954452595122

1962 September 28 - . 18:04 GMT - . Launch Site: Edwards. Launch Complex: Hidden Hills DZ. Launch Pad: Edwards RW04/22. Launch Platform: NB-52 008.

X-15A Heating, VO Stab test - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA, USAF. Spacecraft: X-15A. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). This and most following flights without lower ventral. Maximum Speed - 4450 kph. Maximum Altitude - 20790 m. Air dropped in Hidden Hills DZ..

http://www.astronautix.com/s/september28.html

28 September 1964. NASA Test Pilot Joe Engle pulls away from the B-52's shadow after launch on flight 3-35-57.

https://x.com/ron_eisele/status/1839774045601931379

https://x.com/spacemen1969/status/1972060429770768449