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gptkbp:instanceOf
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rocket plane
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gptkbp:cockpit
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gptkb:Joseph_A._Walker
gptkb:Richard_Gordon
gptkb:David_Scott
gptkb:Robert_L._Crippen
gptkb:Charles_D._Gemar
gptkb:Neil_Armstrong
gptkb:Chuck_Yeager
gptkb:Robert_White
gptkb:Joe_Engle
gptkb:John_McKay
gptkb:M._Scott_Carpenter
William_
Charles_
William_J._
Fred_Ascani
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gptkbp:controls
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fly-by-wire
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gptkbp:crew_size
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1
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gptkbp:engineType
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gptkb:XLR99_rocket_engine
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gptkbp:firstFlight
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199
June 8, 1959
October 24, 1968
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gptkbp:fuelType
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liquid oxygen and RP-1
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gptkbp:height
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13 feet 4 inches
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The X-15 Rocket Plane
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gptkbp:launchSite
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gptkb:Edwards_Air_Force_Base
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gptkbp:length
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50 feet 11 inches
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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gptkb:North_American_Aviation
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gptkbp:maximum_speed
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4,520 miles per hour
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gptkbp:maxRange
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354,200 feet
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gptkbp:notable_event
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first manned flight to the edge of space
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:X-15_program
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gptkbp:productionYears
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1959-1968
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gptkbp:purpose
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research
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gptkbp:recordings
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fastest speed for a manned aircraft
highest altitude for a manned flight
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gptkbp:relatedPatent
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gptkb:Mercury_program
gptkb:Apollo_program
gptkb:Gemini_program
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gptkbp:research_focus
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aerodynamics
thermodynamics
control systems
human factors
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gptkbp:retirementYear
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1968
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gptkbp:significance
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paved the way for future spaceflight
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gptkbp:type
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manned suborbital and orbital rocket
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gptkbp:wingspan
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22 feet 4 inches
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