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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:rocket
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Edwards_Air_Force_Base
gptkb:X-15_rocket_plane
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:Neil_Armstrong
gptkb:Chuck_Yeager
gptkb:Robert_White
gptkb:Joe_Engle
gptkb:William_J._
gptkb:M._Scott_Carpenter
gptkb:Fred_W._Leslie
gptkb:Charles_Bassett
gptkb:John_Mc_Kay
Richard T.
William H.
first flight to Mach 6
first manned flight to 100 km
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gptkbp:collaborations
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gptkb:aircraft
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gptkbp:collection
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aerodynamic heating
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gptkbp:contributed_to
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understanding of space travel
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gptkbp:controls
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fly-by-wire
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gptkbp:crew
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gptkb:musical
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gptkbp:design
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gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:rocket
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gptkbp:elevation
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354,200 feet
107,000 meters
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gptkbp:engine_type
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XL R99 rocket engine
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gptkbp:features
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high-temperature materials
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gptkbp:first_flight
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gptkb:12
gptkb:1963
gptkb:1968
gptkb:3
gptkb:Edwards_Air_Force_Base
1966-10-03
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gptkbp:fuel_type
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liquid oxygen and RP-1
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gptkbp:has_programs
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gptkb:X-15_program
gptkb:USAF
gptkb:NASA
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gptkbp:height
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4.5 meters
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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first to achieve manned hypersonic flight
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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X-15 A-2
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:spacecraft
gptkb:X-37_B_program
aerospace policy
modern aerospace engineering
commercial spaceflight initiatives
modern spaceplanes
Space Shuttle design
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gptkbp:inspiration
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future spaceplanes
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gptkbp:inspired
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future astronauts
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gptkbp:is_involved_in
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gptkb:physicist
hypersonic research
aerospace education
international aerospace collaboration
NASA's Mercury and Gemini programs
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gptkbp:is_tested_for
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research in hypersonic flight
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gptkbp:is_used_for
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gptkb:aircraft
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gptkbp:launched
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air launch from B-52 bomber
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gptkbp:legacy
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advanced aerospace technology
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gptkbp:length
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15.2 meters
50 feet 11 inches
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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gptkb:North_American_Aviation
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gptkbp:max_speed
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4,520 miles per hour
Mach 6.7
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gptkbp:max_takeoff_weight
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runway landing
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:notable_achievement
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first aircraft to reach the edge of space
record for altitude and speed
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gptkbp:notable_event
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first flight of a modified X-15
first flight of a rocket plane to reach space.
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gptkbp:notable_feature
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advanced avionics
retractable landing gear
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gptkbp:notable_recipients
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data for future spacecraft design
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gptkbp:operated_by
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NASA and U. S. Air Force
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gptkbp:operational_area
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research and development
1963-1968
1966-1970
testbed for new technologies
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:U._S._manned_space_program
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gptkbp:research_areas
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high-speed flight
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gptkbp:research_focus
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aerodynamics and thermal protection
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gptkbp:retirement_year
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gptkb:1970
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gptkbp:role
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gptkb:aircraft
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gptkbp:significance
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pioneered manned spaceflight research
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gptkbp:status
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retired
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:X-15_A-3
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gptkbp:surface
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elevons
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gptkbp:technology
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thermal protection system
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gptkbp:weight
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30,000 pounds
7,500 kg
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gptkbp:wingspan
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8.5 meters
22 feet 4 inches
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