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5 Persons on Space Mission X-15:

Joe Engle

aviator, space, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Joe Henry Engle

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

August 26, 1932

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Birth Place:

Chapman, Kansas, USA

Brief Facts:

Test pilot and astronaut. X-15 flights 138, 143, and 153. ALT (Approach and Landing Tests.) U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 2001. Aerospace Walk of Honor 1992. National Aviation Hall of Fame 2001. Kansas Aviation Hall of Fame 1992. International Air & Space Hall of Fame 2014. International Space Hall of Fame 2014.

Space Missions:

STS-2
Shuttle Columbia, launched November 12, 1981
Duration: 2d 6h.

STS-51-I
Shuttle Discovery, launched August 27, 1985
Duration: 7d 2h.

X-15
Multiple flights by a rocket-powered aircraft. Some qualified by the US Air Force for an Astronaut Medal, exceeding 50 miles altitude.

Joseph A. Walker

space, aviator, scientist, accident, air crash, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Joseph Albert Walker

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

February 20, 1921

Death Date:

June 8, 1966

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Birth Place:

Washington, Pennsylvania, USA

Brief Facts:

Astronaut, test pilot. X-15 flights 77, 90, 91, the only X-15 pilot to fly above 100 km. Aerospace Walk of Honor 1991. International Space Hall of Fame 1995.

Space Missions:

X-15
Multiple flights by a rocket-powered aircraft. Some qualified by the US Air Force for an Astronaut Medal, exceeding 50 miles altitude.

Michael Adams

aviator, accident, air crash

Real/Birth Name:

Michael James Adams

Nickname(s):

Mike

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

May 5, 1930

Death Date:

November 15, 1967

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Sacramento, California, USA

Brief Facts:

Astronaut/test pilot X-15. The first American space mission fatality, according to the United States definition. Reached a peak altitude of 266,000 feet (81 km) then crashed.

Space Missions:

X-15
Multiple flights by a rocket-powered aircraft. Some qualified by the US Air Force for an Astronaut Medal, exceeding 50 miles altitude.

Neil Armstrong

space, educator, aviator, engineer, moon, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Neil Alden Armstrong

Also Known As:

Neil A. Armstrong

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

August 5, 1930

Death Date:

August 25, 2012

Age at Death:

82, 20 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Birth Place:

Wapakoneta, Ohio, USA

Brief Facts:

Test pilot. Astronaut. Aerospace engineer. Flew the X-15. First person on the Moon. International Space Hall of Fame. U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 1993. Presidential Medal of Freedom 1969. Congressional Space Medal of Honor 1978. Congressional Gold Medal 2009. Aerospace Walk of Honor 1991. National Aviation Hall of Fame 1979. International Air & Space Hall of Fame 1971.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at Corner of Hollywood Boulevard & Vine Street for contributions to the television industry; ceremony: 14 January 1993.

Space Missions:

Apollo 11 (1969)
First manned landing, in Sea of Tranquility.

Gemini 8 (1966)
Accomplished first docking with another space vehicle, an unmanned Agena Target Vehicle. While docked, a Gemini spacecraft thruster malfunction caused near-fatal tumbling of the craft, which, after undocking, Armstrong was able to overcome; the crew effected the first emergency landing of a manned U.S. space mission.

X-15
Multiple flights by a rocket-powered aircraft. Some qualified by the US Air Force for an Astronaut Medal, exceeding 50 miles altitude.