X-15 rocket plane program

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_aircraft
gptkbp:contributed_to gptkb:X-20_Dyna-Soar_program
gptkb:X-38_program
gptkb:X-51_program
gptkb:X-31_program
gptkb:Apollo_program
gptkb:X-29_program
gptkb:X-43_program
gptkb:Space_Shuttle
Manned Spaceflight program
gptkbp:developed_by gptkb:North_American_Aviation
gptkbp:elevation 107.8 km
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:Control
gptkb:Team_Rocket
navigation systems
suborbital flight
hypersonic flight
1959-06-08
1968-10-24
high-altitude flight
aerodynamic heating
reentry dynamics
flight at high speeds
data collection for future spacecraft
environmental effects on pilots
gptkbp:flight_style 199
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label X-15 rocket plane program
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Team_Rocket
gptkb:space_mission
aeronautical engineering
spacecraft design
high-speed flight research
modern aerospace engineering
aerospace research funding
aircraft safety standards
international aerospace collaboration
flight testing protocols
pilot training for high-speed flight
gptkbp:max_speed 7,273 km/h
gptkbp:notable_achievement first manned flight to the edge of space
gptkbp:notable_pilots gptkb:Richard_D._D._Mc_Kinley
gptkb:Scott_Crossfield
gptkb:Neil_Armstrong
gptkb:Chuck_Yeager
gptkb:Robert_White
gptkb:Joe_Engle
gptkb:William_J._
gptkb:Fred_W._Leslie
gptkb:Milton_O._Thompson
gptkb:John_Mc_Kay
William H.
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:research
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:X-15_Flight_26
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5