North American X-15 program

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	aerospace research program
gptkbp:contributedTo	aeronautics research spaceflight research
gptkbp:endDate	1968
gptkbp:flightNumber	199
gptkbp:fundedBy	gptkb:United_States_government
gptkbp:highestPoint	107.8 km
gptkbp:highestSpeed	Mach 6.72
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	North American X-15 program
gptkbp:legacy	influenced Space Shuttle development
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Rogers_Dry_Lake gptkb:Edwards_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:North_American_Aviation
gptkbp:notableEvent	first manned hypersonic flight fatal crash of Michael Adams in 1967 first flights above 100 km altitude by U.S. pilots
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Neil_Armstrong gptkb:Robert_M._White gptkb:William_J._Knight gptkb:Michael_Adams gptkb:Scott_Crossfield gptkb:Joe_Engle
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:NASA gptkb:U.S._Navy gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:primaryAircraft	gptkb:North_American_X-15
gptkbp:purpose	high-speed high-altitude flight research
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:X-plane_program gptkb:space_race
gptkbp:resultedIn	astronaut wings awarded to pilots
gptkbp:startDate	1959
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:X-15_flights gptkb:John_B._McKay
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6