X-15 Pilots
| X-15 pilots and their achievements during the program | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | Organization | Total Flights |
USAF space flights |
FAI space flights |
Max Mach |
Max speed (mph) |
Max altitude (miles) |
| Michael J. Adams† | U.S. Air Force | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5.59 | 3,822 | 50.3 |
| Neil Armstrong | NASA | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5.74 | 3,989 | 39.2 |
| Scott Crossfield | North American Aviation | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2.97 | 1,959 | 15.3 |
| William H. Dana | NASA | 16 | 2 | 0 | 5.53 | 3,897 | 58.1 |
| Joe H. Engle | U.S. Air Force | 16 | 3 | 0 | 5.71 | 3,887 | 53.1 |
| William "Pete" Knight | U.S. Air Force | 16 | 1 | 0 | 6.70 | 4,519 | 53.1 |
| John B. McKay | NASA | 29 | 1 | 0 | 5.65 | 3,863 | 55.9 |
| Forrest S. Petersen | U.S. Navy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 3,600 | 19.2 |
| Robert Rushworth | U.S. Air Force | 34 | 1 | 0 | 6.06 | 4,017 | 53.9 |
| Milt Thompson | NASA | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5.48 | 3,723 | 40.5 |
| Joseph A. Walker | NASA | 25 | 3 | 2 | 5.92 | 4,104 | 67.0 |
| Robert M. White** | U.S. Air Force | 16 | 1 | 0 | 6.04 | 4,092 | 59.6 |
| † Killed in the crash of an X - 15 ** White was the back-up pilot for Captain Iven Kincheloe, who was killed in a different rocket aircraft program |
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