Milton Orville Thompson (1926-1993)

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Milton Orville Thompson (04.05.1926-06.08.1993)

01.04.1960 Milton Orville Thompson został wyselekcjonowany do 1 grupy programu Dyna-Soar.
Był jedynym cywilnym astronautą wybranym przez Siły Powietrzne.

10.1963 Milton Orville Thompson został wyselekcjonowany do 3. grupy pilotów X-15.

Wykonał 14 lotów w ramach programu X-15.

Osiągnął maksymalną wysokość lotu wynoszącą 65258 m.

03.1956 Thompson podjął pracę w NACA jako inżynier.

01.1958 został pilotem testowym.

1969 został mianowany dyrektorem projektów badawczych w NASA Dryden Flight Research Center w Edwards AFB w Kalifornii.

1975 Thompson został mianowany głównym inżynierem w Dryden Center i piastował to stanowisko aż do swojej śmierci.

06.08.1993 Milton Orville Thompson zmarł w Lancaster w Kalifornii w wieku 67. lat.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Orville_Thompson
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Pilot Milt Thompson in the X-15 Simulator

https://twitter.com/ron_eisele/status/1786449553404702878

4 May 1926. Birth of Milton Orville 'Milt' Thompson, NASA research pilot and first man to fly a lifting body.

6 août 1993
Il y a 30 and disparaissait le pilote d'essais américain Milt Thompson (1926-1993)
L'occasion de revenir sur sa carrière de pilote extraordinaire (Parasev / X-20 / M2-F1 / X-15 / M2-F2...) - pas mal pour un pilote civil...
https://aviation1-spacemen1969.blogspot.com/2023/08/milton-o-thompson-1926-1993-usa.html

https://twitter.com/spacemen1969/status/1688181756124422144

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Oryginał uległ katastrofie 15.11.1967.

X-15 Pilot Milt Thompson and X-15 #3 Replica
Mar 12, 2014


NASA research pilot Milt Thompson is seen here with the mock-up of X-15 #3 that was later installed at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA.

NASA research pilot Milt Thompson is seen here with the mock-up of X-15 #3 that was later installed at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA.

Milton 0. Thompson was a research pilot, Chief Engineer, and Director of Research Projects during a long career at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center. Thompson was hired as an engineer at the flight research facility on 19 March 1956, when it was still under the auspices of the NACA. He became a research pilot on 25 May 1958.
https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/x-15-pilot-milt-thompson-x-15-3-replica-2/

" MAN IN SPACE TODAY TOMORROW AND TITAN III " NASA LIFTING BODY DOCUMENTARY Part 1 of 2 30482


NASA LIFTING BODY DOCUMENTARY "MAN IN SPACE" Part 2 of 2 30492

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Milt Thompson Born: Daredevil X-15 Pilot - May 4, 1926 | This Day in History

Stephane SEBILE @spacemen1969 12:06 AM · May 4, 2026
May 4, 1926
100 years ago, American test pilot Milt Thompson (1926-1993) was born
An opportunity to look back on his extraordinary career as a pilot (Parasev / X-20 / M2-F1 / X-15 / M2-F2...) - not bad for a civilian pilot...
https://aviation1-spacemen1969.blogspot.com/2023/08/milton-o-thompson-1926-1993-usa.html

https://x.com/spacemen1969/status/2051060733048164801