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Joseph A. Walker, the Glossary

Joseph Albert Walker (February 20, 1921 – June 8, 1966) (Capt, USAF) was an American World War II pilot, experimental physicist, NASA test pilot, and astronaut who was the first person to fly an airplane to space.^[1]

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1963 in spaceflight
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Academy of Achievement

The American Academy of Achievement, colloquially known as the Academy of Achievement, is a nonprofit educational organization that recognizes some of the highest-achieving people in diverse fields and gives them the opportunity to meet one another.

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Aerospace Walk of Honor

The Aerospace Walk of Honor in Lancaster, California, US, honors test pilots who have contributed to aviation and space research and development.

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Air Medal

The Air Medal (AM) is a military decoration of the United States Armed Forces.

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Aircraft pilot

An aircraft pilot or aviator is a person who controls the flight of an aircraft by operating its directional flight controls.

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Albert Scott Crossfield

Albert Scott Crossfield (October 2, 1921 – April 19, 2006) was an American naval officer and test pilot. Joseph A. Walker and Albert Scott Crossfield are American test pilots, aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents in the United States, Collier Trophy recipients, Harmon Trophy winners and x-15 program.

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Alvin S. White

Alvin Swauger White (December 9, 1918 – April 29, 2006) was an American test pilot and mechanical engineer. Joseph A. Walker and Alvin S. White are American test pilots, Harmon Trophy winners, United States Army Air Forces officers and United States Army Air Forces pilots of World War II.

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Apollo 11

Apollo 11 (July 16–24, 1969) was the American spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon.

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Armstrong Flight Research Center

The NASA Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) is an aeronautical research center operated by NASA.

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Astronaut

An astronaut (from the Ancient Greek ἄστρον, meaning 'star', and ναύτης, meaning 'sailor') is a person trained, equipped, and deployed by a human spaceflight program to serve as a commander or crew member aboard a spacecraft.

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Bachelor of Arts

A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin baccalaureus artium, baccalaureus in artibus, or artium baccalaureus) is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines.

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Barstow, California

Barstow is a city in San Bernardino County, California, in the Mojave Desert of Southern California.

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Bell X-1

The Bell X-1 (Bell Model 44) is a rocket engine–powered aircraft, designated originally as the XS-1, and was a joint National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics–U.S. Army Air Forces–U.S. Air Force supersonic research project built by Bell Aircraft.

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Bell X-5

The Bell X-5 was the first aircraft capable of changing the sweep of its wings in flight.

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Boeing B-29 Superfortress

The Boeing B-29 Superfortress is an American four-engined propeller-driven heavy bomber, designed by Boeing and flown primarily by the United States during World War II and the Korean War.

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Boeing B-47 Stratojet

The Boeing B-47 Stratojet (Boeing company designation Model 450) is a retired American long-range, six-engined, turbojet-powered strategic bomber designed to fly at high subsonic speed and at high altitude to avoid enemy interceptor aircraft.

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Captain (United States)

In the uniformed services of the United States, captain is a commissioned-officer rank.

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Chase plane

A chase plane is an aircraft that "chases" a "subject" aircraft, spacecraft or rocket, for the purposes of making real-time observations and taking air-to-air photographs and video of the subject vehicle during flight.

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Chuck Yeager

Brigadier General Charles Elwood Yeager (February 13, 1923December 7, 2020) was a United States Air Force officer, flying ace, and record-setting test pilot who in October 1947 became the first pilot in history confirmed to have exceeded the speed of sound in level flight. Joseph A. Walker and Chuck Yeager are American aviation record holders, American test pilots, Collier Trophy recipients, Harmon Trophy winners, United States Army Air Forces officers and United States Army Air Forces pilots of World War II.

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Cleveland

Cleveland, officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio.

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Collier Trophy

The Robert J. Collier Trophy is an annual aviation award administered by the U.S. National Aeronautic Association (NAA), presented to those who have made "the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America, with respect to improving the performance, efficiency, and safety of air or space vehicles, the value of which has been thoroughly demonstrated by actual use during the preceding year." Robert J. Joseph A. Walker and Collier Trophy are Collier Trophy recipients.

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Convair F-102 Delta Dagger

The Convair F-102 Delta Dagger was an interceptor aircraft designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Convair.

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Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)

The Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) is a military decoration of the United States Armed Forces.

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Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak

The Douglas Skystreak (D-558-1 or D-558-I) was an American single-engine jet research aircraft of the 1940s.

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Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket

The Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket (or D-558-II) is a rocket and jet-powered research supersonic aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company for the United States Navy.

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Douglas X-3 Stiletto

The Douglas X-3 Stiletto is a 1950s United States experimental jet aircraft with a slender fuselage and a long tapered nose, manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company.

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Edwards, California

Edwards (formerly, Muroc and Wherry Housing) is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California.

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Experimental physics

Experimental physics is the category of disciplines and sub-disciplines in the field of physics that are concerned with the observation of physical phenomena and experiments.

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Fédération Aéronautique Internationale

The (FAI; World Air Sports Federation) is the world governing body for air sports, and also stewards definitions regarding human spaceflight.

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General Electric

General Electric Company (GE) was an American multinational conglomerate founded in 1892, incorporated in the state of New York and headquartered in Boston.

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Glenn Research Center

NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field is a NASA center within the cities of Brook Park and Cleveland between Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and the Rocky River Reservation of Cleveland Metroparks, with a subsidiary facility in Sandusky, Ohio.

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Harmon Trophy

The Harmon Trophy is a set of three international trophies, to be awarded annually to the world's outstanding aviator, aviatrix, and aeronaut (balloon or dirigible). Joseph A. Walker and Harmon Trophy are Harmon Trophy winners.

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Honorary degree

An honorary degree is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived all of the usual requirements.

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Iven C. Kincheloe Award

The Iven C. Kincheloe Award recognizes outstanding professional accomplishment in the conduct of flight testing.

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John Eaves

John Eaves (born April 9, 1962) is a designer and illustrator best known for his work on the Star Trek franchise, starting with Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.

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John J. Montgomery Award

The John J. Montgomery Award was created by the National Society of Aerospace Professionals (NSAP) and the San Diego Aerospace Museum in 1962 for aerospace achievement in the United States.

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Kármán line

The Kármán line (or von Kármán line) is a conventional definition of the edge of space.

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Learjet 23

The Learjet 23 (originally Lear Jet 23) is an American six-to-eight-seat (two crew and four to six passengers) twinjet, high-speed business jet manufactured by Learjet.

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List of spaceflight records

Records and firsts in spaceflight are broadly divided into crewed and uncrewed categories.

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Lockheed F-104 Starfighter

The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter is an American single-engine, supersonic interceptor which was extensively deployed as a fighter-bomber during the Cold War.

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Lockheed P-38 Lightning

The Lockheed P-38 Lightning is an American single-seat, twin piston-engined fighter aircraft that was used during World War II.

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Lunar Landing Research Vehicle

The Bell Aerosystems Lunar Landing Research Vehicle (LLRV, nicknamed the Flying Bedstead) was a Project Apollo era program to build a simulator for the Moon landings.

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Mach number

The Mach number (M or Ma), often only Mach, is a dimensionless quantity in fluid dynamics representing the ratio of flow velocity past a boundary to the local speed of sound.

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Man in Space Soonest

Man In Space Soonest (MISS) was a United States Air Force (USAF) program to put a man into outer space before the Soviet Union.

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McDonnell F-101 Voodoo

The McDonnell F-101 Voodoo is a supersonic jet fighter designed and produced by the American McDonnell Aircraft Corporation.

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McGuffey School District

McGuffey School District is a rural, public school system located in Washington County, Pennsylvania.

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Mesosphere

The mesosphere is the third layer of the atmosphere, directly above the stratosphere and directly below the thermosphere.

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Milton Orville Thompson

Milton Orville Thompson (May 4, 1926 – August 6, 1993), (Lt Cmdr, USNR), better known as Milt Thompson, was an American naval officer, aviator, engineer, and NASA research pilot. Joseph A. Walker and Milton Orville Thompson are American test pilots and x-15 program.

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NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research. Joseph A. Walker and NASA are Collier Trophy recipients.

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NASA Distinguished Service Medal

The NASA Distinguished Service Medal is the highest award that can be bestowed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the United States.

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Nathan F. Twining

Nathan Farragut Twining (October 11, 1897 – March 29, 1982) was a United States Air Force general.

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National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics

The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) was a United States federal agency that was founded on March 3, 1915, to undertake, promote, and institutionalize aeronautical research.

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Neil Armstrong

Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012) was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer who in 1969 became the first person to walk on the Moon. Joseph A. Walker and Neil Armstrong are American test pilots, Collier Trophy recipients, NASA civilian astronauts and x-15 program.

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New Mexico Museum of Space History

The New Mexico Museum of Space History is a museum and planetarium complex in Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States, dedicated to artifacts and displays related to space flight and the Space Age.

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North American F-100 Super Sabre

The North American F-100 Super Sabre is an American supersonic jet fighter aircraft designed and produced by the aircraft manufacturer North American Aviation.

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North American X-15

The North American X-15 is a hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft 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. Joseph A. Walker and North American X-15 are 1963 in spaceflight and x-15 program.

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North American XB-70 Valkyrie

The North American Aviation XB-70 Valkyrie is a retired prototype version of the planned nuclear-armed, deep-penetration supersonic strategic bomber for the United States Air Force Strategic Air Command.

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Northrop X-4 Bantam

The Northrop X-4 Bantam was a prototype small twinjet aircraft manufactured by Northrop Corporation in 1948.

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Oak leaf cluster

An oak leaf cluster is a ribbon device to denote preceding decorations and awards consisting of a miniature bronze or silver twig of four oak leaves with three acorns on the stem.

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Octave Chanute Award

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc. (AIAA) established the Octave Chanute Award named after Octave Chanute.

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Outer space

Outer space (or simply space) is the expanse that exists beyond Earth's atmosphere and between celestial bodies.

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Physics

Physics is the natural science of matter, involving the study of matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force.

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Project Mercury

Project Mercury was the first human spaceflight program of the United States, running from 1958 through 1963. Joseph A. Walker and Project Mercury are 1963 in spaceflight.

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Quartz Hill, California

Quartz Hill is a census-designated place (CDP) in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

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Reconnaissance

In military operations, military reconnaissance or scouting is the exploration of an area by military forces to obtain information about enemy forces, the terrain, and civil activities in the area of operations.

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Robert Michael White

Robert Michael White (July 6, 1924 – March 17, 2010) (Maj Gen, USAF) was an American electrical engineer, test pilot, fighter pilot, and astronaut. Joseph A. Walker and Robert Michael White are American aviation record holders, American test pilots, Collier Trophy recipients, flight altitude record holders, Harmon Trophy winners, people who have flown in suborbital spaceflight, United States Army Air Forces officers, United States Army Air Forces pilots of World War II and x-15 program.

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Society of Experimental Test Pilots

The Society of Experimental Test Pilots is an international organization that seeks to promote air safety and contributes to aeronautical advancement by promoting sound aeronautical design and development; interchanging ideas, thoughts and suggestions of the members, assisting in the professional development of experimental pilots, and providing scholarships and aid to members and the families of deceased members.

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Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.

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Spaceflight

Spaceflight (or space flight) is an application of astronautics to fly objects, usually spacecraft, into or through outer space, either with or without humans on board.

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Spaceplane

A spaceplane is a vehicle that can fly and glide like an aircraft in Earth's atmosphere and maneuver like a spacecraft in outer space.

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Star Trek: Discovery

Star Trek: Discovery is an American science fiction television series created by Bryan Fuller and Alex Kurtzman for the streaming service CBS All Access (later rebranded as Paramount+).

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Test pilot

A test pilot is an aircraft pilot with additional training to fly and evaluate experimental, newly produced and modified aircraft with specific maneuvers, known as flight test techniques.

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Trinity High School (Washington, Pennsylvania)

Trinity High School is a public high school on a hilltop overlooking Washington, Pennsylvania, United States.

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United States Air Force

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Joseph A. Walker and United States Air Force are Collier Trophy recipients.

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Valentina Tereshkova

Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova (born 6 March 1937) is a Russian engineer, member of the State Duma, and former Soviet cosmonaut. Joseph A. Walker and Valentina Tereshkova are 1963 in spaceflight.

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Vostok programme

The Vostok programme (Восток,, translated as "East") was a Soviet human spaceflight project to put the first Soviet cosmonauts into low Earth orbit and return them safely.

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Washington & Jefferson College

Washington & Jefferson College (W&J College or W&J) is a private liberal arts college in Washington, Pennsylvania.

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Washington, Pennsylvania

Washington is a city in, and the county seat of, Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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William J. Knight

William John "Pete" Knight (November 18, 1929 – May 7, 2004) (Col, USAF) was an American aeronautical engineer, politician, Vietnam War combat pilot, test pilot, and astronaut. Joseph A. Walker and William J. Knight are American test pilots, Harmon Trophy winners, people who have flown in suborbital spaceflight and x-15 program.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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X-15 Flight 35

Flight 35 of the North American X-15 was a test flight conducted by NASA and the US Air Force on March 30, 1961.

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X-15 Flight 90

Flight 90 of the North American X-15 was a research flight conducted by NASA and the US Air Force on July 19, 1963. Joseph A. Walker and x-15 Flight 90 are 1963 in spaceflight.

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X-15 Flight 91

X-15 Flight 91 was an August 22, 1963 American crewed sub-orbital spaceflight, and the second and final flight in the program to fly above the Kármán line, which was previously achieved during Flight 90 a month earlier by the same pilot, Joseph A. Walker. Joseph A. Walker and x-15 Flight 91 are 1963 in spaceflight.

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Yuri Gagarin

Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin (9 March 1934 – 27 March 1968) was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut who, aboard the first successful crewed spaceflight, became the first human to journey into outer space.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_A._Walker

Also known as Joseph Albert Walker.

, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Neil Armstrong, New Mexico Museum of Space History, North American F-100 Super Sabre, North American X-15, North American XB-70 Valkyrie, Northrop X-4 Bantam, Oak leaf cluster, Octave Chanute Award, Outer space, Physics, Project Mercury, Quartz Hill, California, Reconnaissance, Robert Michael White, Society of Experimental Test Pilots, Soviet Union, Spaceflight, Spaceplane, Star Trek: Discovery, Test pilot, Trinity High School (Washington, Pennsylvania), United States Air Force, Valentina Tereshkova, Vostok programme, Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, Pennsylvania, William J. Knight, World War II, X-15 Flight 35, X-15 Flight 90, X-15 Flight 91, Yuri Gagarin.

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1963 in spaceflight

People who have flown in suborbital spaceflight

Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1966

X-15 program

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