MISSION NAME
Flight 90 90
Status
Success
DATE
19 JUL 1963
LAUNCH PROVIDER
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Edwards Air Force Base
Description
Flight 90 of the North American X-15 was a test flight conducted by NASA and the US Air Force in 1963. It was the first of two X-15 missions that passed the 100-km high Kármán line.
North American X-15
Rocket Description
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.