X-15 | Flight 90

Success

X-15 | Flight 90

Flight 90 of the North American X-15 was a test flight conducted by NASA and the US Air Force in 1963. It was the first of two X-15 missions that passed the 100-km high Kármán line.

Mission type: Test Flight · Orbit: Suborbital

Rocket: North American X-15 · Provider: United States Air Force

Launch pad

Edwards Air Force Base, Air launch to Suborbital flight · View on map (opens in new tab)