USAF North American X-15 Flight 191

Name: USAF North American X-15 Flight 191
Start: 1967-11-15T18:30:00.000Z
Location: Edwards Air Force Base

North American X-15

Status

Failure

Date

15 NOV 1967

18:30

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Edwards Air Force Base

Air launch to Suborbital flight

Mission Overview

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.

Rocket

North American X-15

Mission Type

Test Flight

Orbit

Suborbital

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

The North American X-15 was a hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft operated by the United States Air Force and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration as part of the X-plane series of experimental aircraft.

Height

15.47 m

Diameter

6.61 m

Launch Mass

15,195 T

Thrust

286 kN