[DOC] [TLE] North American X-15 - Wikipedia [PAR] The North American X-15 was a hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft operated by 
the United States Air Force and the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration as part of the X-plane series of experimental aircraft. The X-15 set 
speed and altitude records in the 1960s, reaching the edge of ... Release took 
place at an altitude of about 8.5 miles (13.7 km) and a speed of... [DOC] [TLE] The story of the pilot who flew the North American X-15 experimental ... [PAR] Aug 7, 2014 ... The North American X-15 was a rocket-powered, missile-shaped ... and NASA as 
part of the X-plane series of experimental aircraft. ... In the 1960s the U.S. Air 
Force set a limit of space at 50 miles (80 ... and awarded with Astronaut Wings 
the three civilian pilots who flew ... We were unable to load Disqus. If... [DOC] [TLE] Former NASA X-15 Pilots Awarded Astronaut Wings - Space.com [PAR] Aug 23, 2005 ... The X-15 rocket-powered aircraft begins its climb after launch at the NASA ... 
research pilots who flew the X-15 into space in the mid-1960s. ... pilots flew the 
experimental X-15 to altitudes above 264,000 feet--50 ... Of the eight, five pilots 
were employed by the Air Force and received their astronaut wings. [DOC] [TLE] NASA - A long-overdue tribute [PAR] Oct 21, 2005 ... They attended the astronaut wings ceremony, where Dana, Joe Walker and Jack 
McKay, who flew the X-15 rocket plane into space in the 1960s, received ... test 
pilots were among those who flew the three radical X-15 rocket planes for ... the 
last time the X-15 program had a flight over 50 miles, was Aug. [DOC] [TLE] NASA - The M2-F1: 'Look Ma! No Wings!' | NASA [PAR] The idea of an aircraft without wings met with skepticism among engineers. ... 
shops, the car was capable of reaching 110 miles per hour with the M2-F1 in tow. 
... The first car tow attempts were made on March 1, 1963, with NASA research 
pilot ..... Prior to 1940, passenger aircraft only flew as high as 10,000 feet, due to 
the... [DOC] [TLE] North American X-15 experimental plane - Fighter Planes [PAR] The North American X-15 rocket plane was perhaps the most important of ... X-1, 
the X-15 set numerous speed and altitude records in the early 1960s, ... of 50 
miles (80 km) and the pilots were accordingly awarded astronaut status by the 
USAF. ... Three X-15s were built in all, and they made a total of 199 test flights, 
the last... [DOC] [TLE] Secret Space Ships The X Planes Page 001 [PAR] Most rocket planes had an internal configuration generally similar to this, 
especially ... Mike Love, USAF, was the 14th different pilot to fly a Lifting Body. ... 
Note how much flexibility the mighty bomber's wings have in flight; they droop ... 
who flew the rocket plane above 50 miles altitude were given USAF Astronaut 
status,... [DOC] [TLE] Tranquility Base: September 2012 [PAR] Sep 5, 2012 ... He took his X-15 over 50 miles above the Earth's surface. The Air Force 
considers 50+ miles to be outer space and awards astronaut wings to pilots who 
fly that high. ... Since they didn't fly on NASA missions, Majors Lawrence and 
Adams have ... If the Range Safety Officer determines that the rocket is not... [DOC] [TLE] X-15 Story - Area 51 Special Projects [PAR] The X-15 rocket-powered aircraft begins its climb after launch at the NASA Flight 
... photo shows the X-15 ship #3 (56-6672) in flight over the desert in the 1960s. 
... 12 X-15 pilots flew Ship #3, and only eight of them earned their astronaut 
wings .... 1965, were above 50 miles, qualifying him for astronaut wings under the 
Air... [DOC] [TLE] Experimental Research Test Pilots - Information Sheet - Joe ... [PAR] Information Sheet: Brief flight history of aerospace research test pilots, with ... was 
a USAF test pilot assigned to test the two B-52 launch aircraft when they were 
modified ... to qualify as an

Question: In the '60s, pilots were awarded astronaut wings if they flew this experimental rocket plane over 50 miles high
Answer: X-15