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| X-15 Flight 77 (X-15A #3) (Flight 14) |
January 17, 1963 (B-52 Drop - 18:59 GMT) (Landing - 19:09 GMT) X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California |
Pilot: Joseph Walker (18th X-15 Flight) (NASA X-15 Pilot) (1st Suborbital Flight - USAF Definition) |
USA | M | Altitude: 82.81 km Speed: 5,917 kph |
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| X-15 Flight 78 (X-15A #1) (Flight 33) |
April 11, 1963 X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California |
Pilot: Robert Rushworth (11th X-15 Flight) (USAF X-15 Pilot) |
USA | M | Altitude: 22.68 km Speed: 4,608 kph |
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| X-15 Flight 79 (X-15A #3) (Flight 15) |
April 18, 1963 X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California |
Pilot: Joseph Walker (19th X-15 Flight) (NASA X-15 Pilot) |
USA | M | Altitude: 28.19 km Speed: 6,066 kph |
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| X-15 Flight 80 (X-15A #1) (Flight 34) |
April 25, 1963 X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California |
Pilot: John McKay (8th X-15 Flight) (NASA X-15 Pilot) |
USA | M | Altitude: 32.16 km Speed: 5,879 kph |
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| X-15 Flight 81 (X-15A #3) (Flight 16) |
May 2, 1963 X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California |
Pilot: Joseph Walker (20th X-15 Flight) (NASA X-15 Pilot) |
USA | M | Altitude: 63.82 km Speed: 5,612 kph |
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| X-15 Flight 82 (X-15A #3) (Flight 17) |
May 14, 1963 X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California |
Pilot: Robert Rushworth (12th X-15 Flight) (USAF X-15 Pilot) |
USA | M | Altitude: 29.14 km Speed: 5,792 kph |
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| X-15 Flight 83 (X-15A #1) (Flight 35) |
May 15, 1963 X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California |
Pilot: John McKay (9th X-15 Flight) (NASA X-15 Pilot) |
USA | M | Altitude: 37.86 km Speed: 6,204 kph |
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| Faith 7 (SC-20) (Mercury-Atlas 9) |
May 15, 1963 (13:04 GMT) |
May 16, 1963 (23:24 GMT) |
Pilot: Gordon Cooper (1st Flight) (NASA Group 1) |
USA | M | Perigee: 161 km Apogee: 267 km Inclination: 32.53° 22 orbits |
| Launch Vehicle Atlas D #130D |
Launch Pad 14 Cape Canaveral, Florida |
130 km SE of Midway Island - Pacific Ocean (27° 30' N, 176° 15' W) |
Backup: Alan Shepard | USA | M | Time 34 hours 19 minutes |
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| X-15 Flight 84 (X-15A #3) (Flight 18) |
May 29, 1963 X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California |
Pilot: Joseph Walker (21st X-15 Flight) (NASA X-15 Pilot) |
USA | M | Altitude: 28.04 km Speed: 6,208 kph |
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| Vostok 5 (3KA #7) | June 14, 1963 (11:58 GMT) |
June 19, 1963 (11:06 GMT) |
Pilot: Valeri Bykovsky (1st Flight) (TsPK Detachment - Group 1) |
USSR | M | Perigee: 175 km Apogee: 222 km Inclination: 64.96° 81 orbits |
| Launch Vehicle Vostok-K |
Site-1 (Launch Pad 5) Baikonur Cosmodrome |
540 km NW of Karaganda (53° 23' 45" N, 67° 36' 41" E) |
1st Backup: Boris Volynov | USSR | M | Time 119 hours 7 minutes |
| 2nd Backup: Aleksei Leonov | USSR | M | ||||
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| Vostok 6 (3KA #8) | June 16, 1963 (09:29 GMT) |
June 19, 1963 (08:20 GMT) |
Pilot: Valentina Tereshkova (1st Flight) (TsPK-Fc Detachment) |
USSR | F | Perigee: 181 km Apogee: 231 km Inclination: 64.95° 48 orbits |
| Launch Vehicle Vostok-K |
Site-1 (Launch Pad 5) Baikonur Cosmodrome |
620 km NE of Karaganda (53° 16' 18" N, 80° 27' 34" E) |
1st Backup: Irina Soloviyova | USSR | F | Time 70 hours 50 minutes |
| 2nd Backup: Valentina Ponomaryova | USSR | F | ||||
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| X-15 Flight 85 (X-15A #3) (Flight 19) |
June 18, 1963 X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California |
Pilot: Robert Rushworth (13th X-15 Flight) (USAF X-15 Pilot) |
USA | M | Altitude: 68.18 km Speed: 5,694 kph |
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| X-15 Flight 86 (X-15A #1) (Flight 36) |
June 25, 1963 X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California |
Pilot: Joseph Walker (22nd X-15 Flight) (NASA X-15 Pilot) |
USA | M | Altitude: 34.08 km Speed: 6,293 kph |
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| X-15 Flight 87 (X-15A #3) (Flight 20) |
June 27, 1963 (B-52 Drop - 17:56 GMT) (Landing - ??:?? GMT) X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California |
Pilot: Robert Rushworth (14th X-15 Flight) (USAF X-15 Pilot) (1st Suborbital Flight - USAF Definition) |
USA | M | Altitude: 86.87 km Speed: 5,511 kph |
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| X-15 Flight 88 (X-15A #1) (Flight 37) |
July 9, 1963 X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California |
Pilot: Joseph Walker (23rd X-15 Flight) (NASA X-15 Pilot) |
USA | M | Altitude: 69.01 km Speed: 5,842 kph |
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| X-15 Flight 89 (X-15A #1) (Flight 38) |
July 18, 1963 X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California |
Pilot: Robert Rushworth (15th X-15 Flight) (USAF X-15 Pilot) |
USA | M | Altitude: 31.94 km Speed: 6,315 kph |
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| X-15 Flight 90 (X-15A #3) (Flight 21) |
July 19, 1963 (B-52 Drop - 18:20 GMT) (Landing - 18:31 GMT) X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California |
Pilot: Joseph Walker (24th X-15 Flight) (NASA X-15 Pilot) (2nd Suborbital Flight - USAF Definition) (1st Suborbital Flight - FAI Definition) |
USA | M | Altitude: 106.01 km Speed: 5,969 kph |
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| X-15 Flight 91 (X-15A #3) (Flight 22) |
August 22, 1963 (B-52 Drop - 18:06 GMT) (Landing - 18:17 GMT) X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California |
Pilot: Joseph Walker (25th X-15 Flight)(NASA X-15 Pilot) (3rd Suborbital Flight - USAF Definition) (2nd Suborbital Flight - FAI Definition) |
USA | M | Altitude: 107.96 km Speed: 6,105 kph |
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| X-15 Flight 92 (X-15A #1) (Flight 39) |
October 7, 1963 X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California |
Pilot: Joseph Engle (1st X-15 Flight) (USAF X-15 Pilot) |
USA | M | Altitude: 23.71 km Speed: 4,560 kph |
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| X-15 Flight 93 (X-15A #1) (Flight 40) |
October 29, 1963 X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California |
Pilot: Milton Thompson (1st X-15 Flight) (NASA X-15 Pilot) |
USA | M | Altitude: 22.6 km Speed: 4,364 kph |
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| X-15 Flight 94 (X-15A #3) (Flight 23) |
November 7, 1963 X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California |
Pilot: Robert Rushworth (16th X-15 Flight) (USAF X-15 Pilot) |
USA | M | Altitude: 25.08 km Speed: 4,706 kph |
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| X-15 Flight 95 (X-15A #1) (Flight 41) |
November 14, 1963 X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California |
Pilot: Joseph Engle (2nd X-15 Flight) (USAF X-15 Pilot) |
USA | M | Altitude: 27.68 km Speed: 5,287 kph |
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| X-15 Flight 96 (X-15A #3) (Flight 24) |
November 27, 1963 X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California |
Pilot: Milton Thompson (2nd X-15 Flight) (NASA X-15 Pilot) |
USA | M | Altitude: 27.371 km Speed: 5,326 kph |
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| X-15 Flight 97 (X-15A #1) (Flight 42) |
December 5, 1963 X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California |
Pilot: Robert Rushworth (17th X-15 Flight) (USAF X-15 Pilot) |
USA | M | Altitude: 30.785 km Speed: 6,465 kph |
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