X-15 Flight 43-65

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:associated_with aerospace engineering advancements
gptkbp:cockpit gptkb:Joseph_A._Walker
gptkb:Neil_Armstrong
gptkb:Chuck_Yeager
gptkb:Robert_White
gptkb:John_McKay
gptkb:M._Scott_Carpenter
gptkb:Fred_W._Leslie
William_H._
William_J._
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:NASA's_Mercury_program
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:U.S._Air_Force
gptkbp:collection future aircraft design
temperature and pressure measurements
gptkbp:contributedTo hypersonic flight characteristics
understanding of re-entry dynamics
gptkbp:controls fly-by-wire
gptkbp:duration approximately 10 minutes
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:XLR99_rocket_engine
gptkbp:firstFlight gptkb:X-15_Flight_1
X-15_Flight_199
gptkbp:height 13.5 feet
gptkbp:historicalContext Cold War era
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label X-15 Flight 43-65
gptkbp:influenced future rocket designs
design of the Space Shuttle
gptkbp:inspiration future space exploration missions
gptkbp:is_involved_in scientific experiments
aeronautical research
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:X-15_program
gptkb:U.S._space_program
high-speed aerodynamics
X-15_test_flights
gptkbp:is_used_in testing new technologies
gptkbp:landingGear parachute and skids
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Edwards_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:legacy paved the way for space travel
gptkbp:length 50.5 feet
gptkbp:maximum_speed gptkb:Mach_6.7
gptkbp:maxRange 67,580 meters
gptkbp:notable_event first manned flight at hypersonic speeds
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:North_American_Aviation
gptkbp:operationalRange above 50 miles
gptkbp:performedBy NASA
August 22, 1963
gptkbp:productionYears 1959 to 1968
gptkbp:provides spacecraft design
gptkbp:research_focus aerodynamics and hypersonic flight
gptkbp:resultedIn valuable data for future space missions
gptkbp:significance first flight to exceed Mach 6
gptkbp:significantEvent in aerospace history
gptkbp:vehicleClass rocket plane
gptkbp:weight approximately 15,000 pounds
gptkbp:wingspan 22.8 feet