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| X-15 Flight 32 (X-15A #1) (Flight 20) |
February 1, 1961 X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California |
Pilot: John McKay (2nd X-15 Flight) (NASA X-15 Pilot) |
USA | M | Altitude: 15.17 km Speed: 1,949 kph |
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| X-15 Flight 33 (X-15A #1) (Flight 21) |
February 7, 1961 X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California |
Pilot: Robert White (6th X-15 Flight) (USAF X-15 Pilot) |
USA | M | Altitude: 23.82 km Speed: 3,660 kph |
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| X-15 Flight 34 (X-15A #2) (Flight 13) |
March 7, 1961 X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California |
Pilot: Robert White (7th X-15 Flight) (USAF X-15 Pilot) |
USA | M | Altitude: 23.61 km Speed: 4,674 kph |
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| X-15 Flight 35 (X-15A #2) (Flight 14) |
March 30, 1961 X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California |
Pilot: Joseph Walker (6th X-15 Flight) (NASA X-15 Pilot) |
USA | M | Altitude: 51.7 km Speed: 4,441 kph |
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| Vostok 1 (3KA #3) | April 12, 1961 (06:07 GMT) |
April 12, 1961 (07:55 GMT) |
Pilot: Yuri Gagarin (1st Flight) (TsPK Detachment - Group 1) |
USSR | M | Perigee: 181 km Apogee: 327 km Inclination: 64.95° 1 Orbit |
| Launch Vehicle Vostok-K #E103-16 |
Site-1 (Launch Pad 5) Baikonur Cosmodrome |
NW of Smelovka, Saratov (51° N, 46° E) |
1st Backup: German Titov | USSR | M | Time 1 hour 48 minutes |
| 2nd Backup: Grigori Nelyubov | USSR | M | ||||
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| X-15 Flight 36 (X-15A #2) (Flight 15) |
April 21, 1961 X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California |
Pilot: Robert White (8th X-15 Flight) (USAF X-15 Pilot) |
USA | M | Altitude: 32 km Speed: 4,946 kph |
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| Freedom 7 (SC-7) (Mercury-Redstone 3) |
May 5, 1961 (14:34 GMT) |
May 5, 1961 (14:49 GMT) |
Pilot: Alan Shepard (1st Flight) (NASA Group 1) |
USA | M | Altitude: 186.4 km |
| Launch Vehicle Redstone #7 |
Launch Pad 5 Cape Canaveral, Florida |
Atlantic Ocean (27° 13.7' N, 75° 53' W) |
Backup: Virgil "Gus" Grissom | USA | M | Time 15 minutes |
| Backup: John Glenn | USA | M | ||||
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| X-15 Flight 37 (X-15A #2) (Flight 16) |
May 25, 1961 X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California |
Pilot: Joseph Walker (7th X-15 Flight) (NASA X-15 Pilot) |
USA | M | Altitude: 32.85 km Speed: 5,321 kph |
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| X-15 Flight 38 (X-15A #2) (Flight 17) |
June 23, 1961 X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California |
Pilot: Robert White (9th X-15 Flight) (USAF X-15 Pilot) |
USA | M | Altitude: 32.83 km Speed: 5,797 kph |
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| Liberty Bell 7 (SC-11) (Mercury-Redstone 4) |
July 21, 1961 (12:20 GMT) |
July 21, 1961 (12:36 GMT) |
Pilot: Virgil "Gus" Grissom (1st Flight) (NASA Group 1) |
USA | M | Altitude: 189 km |
| Launch Vehicle Redstone #8 |
Launch Pad 5 Cape Canaveral, Florida |
485 km E of Cape Canaveral Atlantic Ocean |
Backup: John Glenn | USA | M | Time 15 minutes |
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| Vostok 2 (3KA #4) | August 6, 1961 (06:00 GMT) |
August 7, 1961 (07:18 GMT) |
Pilot: German Titov (1st Flight) (TsPK Detachment - Group 1) |
USSR | M | Perigee: 183 km Apogee: 244 km Inclination: 64.93° 17 orbits |
| Launch Vehicle Vostok-K #E103-17 |
Site-1 (Launch Pad 5) Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Krasny Kut, Saratov (51° N, 46° E) |
1st Backup: Andriyan Nikolayev | USSR | M | Time 25 hours 18 minutes |
| 2nd Backup: Grigori Nelyubov | USSR | M | ||||
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| X-15 Flight 39 (X-15A #1) (Flight 22) |
August 10, 1961 X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California |
Pilot: Forrest Petersen (3rd X-15 Flight) (US Navy X-15 Pilot) |
USA | M | Altitude: 23.83 km Speed: 4,401 kph |
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| X-15 Flight 40 (X-15A #2) (Flight 18) |
September 12, 1961 X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California |
Pilot: Joseph Walker (8th X-15 Flight) (NASA X-15 Pilot) |
USA | M | Altitude: 34.84 km Speed: 5,821 kph |
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| X-15 Flight 41 (X-15A #2) (Flight 19) |
September 28, 1961 X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California |
Pilot: Forrest Petersen (4th X-15 Flight) (US Navy X-15 Pilot) |
USA | M | Altitude: 31.03 km Speed: 5,792 kph |
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| X-15 Flight 42 (X-15A #1) (Flight 23) |
October 4, 1961 X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California |
Pilot: Robert Rushworth (3rd X-15 Flight) (USAF X-15 Pilot) |
USA | M | Altitude: 23.77 km Speed: 4,553 kph |
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| X-15 Flight 43 (X-15A #2) (Flight 20) |
October 11, 1961 X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California |
Pilot: Robert White (10th X-15 Flight) (USAF X-15 Pilot) |
USA | M | Altitude: 66.15 km Speed: 5,868 kph |
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| X-15 Flight 44 (X-15A #1) (Flight 24) |
October 17, 1961 X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California |
Pilot: Joseph Walker (9th X-15 Flight) (NASA X-15 Pilot) |
USA | M | Altitude: 33.1 km Speed: 6,275 kph |
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| X-15 Flight 45 (X-15A #2) (Flight 21) |
November 9, 1961 X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California |
Pilot: Robert White (11th X-15 Flight) (USAF X-15 Pilot) |
USA | M | Altitude: 30.95 km Speed: 6,586 kph |
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| X-15 Flight 46 (X-15A #3) (Flight 1) |
December 10, 1961 X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California |
Pilot: Neil Armstrong (3rd X-15 Flight) (NASA X-15 Pilot) |
USA | M | Altitude: 24.7 km Speed: 4,026 kph |
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