Joseph A. Walker

American - (NASA)

Deceased

Date of Birth: Feb. 20, 1921
Date of Death: June 8, 1966

Joseph Albert Walker was an American World War II pilot, experimental physicist, NASA test pilot, and 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.

Spaceflight Record

Joseph A. Walker flew on three previous launch(es).

X-15 | Flight 77

North American Aviation | United States of America
Air launch to Suborbital flight
Jan. 17, 1963, 4:59 p.m.

Status: Success

Mission:

Flight 77 of the North American X-15 was a test flight conducted by NASA and the US Air Force in 1963. Piloted by Joseph A. Walker it reached an altitude of 82.7 km.

Suborbital

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X-15 | Flight 90

North American Aviation | United States of America
Air launch to Suborbital flight
July 19, 1963, 6:20 p.m.

Status: Success

Mission:

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.

Suborbital

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X-15 | Flight 91

North American Aviation | United States of America
Air launch to Suborbital flight
Aug. 22, 1963, 6:05 p.m.

Status: Success

Mission:

X-15 Flight 91 was a 1963 American crewed mission, and the second and final flight in the program to achieve sub-orbital spaceflight—a flight over 100 km in altitude. It was the highest flight of the X-15 program.

Suborbital

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Acting Administrator: James Free

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Recent Launches

Falcon 9

Success

1 hour, 32 minutes ago

Starlink Group 10-51

Launch Complex 39A - Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Kinetica 1

Success

6 hours, 10 minutes ago

Chutian-2 01 & 02

Launch Area 130 - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

2 satellites built by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) for testing operations of Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) satellites f…