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The only fatality of the North American X-15 program occurs during the 191st flight when Air Force test pilot Michael J. Adams loses control of his aircraft which is destroyed mid-air over the Mojave Desert.
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North American X-15
Rocket-powered aircraft and spaceplane operated by the US Air Force and NASA
The North American X-15 is a hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft which was operated by the United States Air Force and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the X-plane series of experimental aircraft. The X-15 set speed and altitude records in the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
X-15 Flight 3-65-97
Failed 1967 American crewed sub-orbital spaceflight
X-15 Flight 3-65-97, also known as X-15 Flight 191, was a sub-orbital spaceflight of the North American X-15 experimental spaceplane, carrying seven experiments to a peak altitude of 266,000 feet, above NASA's definition of the start of space at 50 miles (80 km) but below the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Michael J. Adams
American test pilot, engineer and astronaut (1930–1967)
Michael James Adams was an American aviator, aeronautical engineer, and USAF astronaut. He was one of twelve pilots who flew the North American X-15, an experimental spaceplane jointly operated by the Air Force and NASA.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Mojave Desert
Desert in the southwestern United States
The Mojave Desert is a desert in the rain shadow of the southern Sierra Nevada mountains and Transverse Ranges in the Southwestern United States. Named after the indigenous Mohave people, it is located primarily in southeastern California and southwestern Nevada, with small…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)