[DOC] [TLE] Joseph A. Walker - Wikipedia [PAR] Joseph Albert "Joe" Walker (February 20, 1921  June 8, 1966) flew the world's 
first two ... In addition to research aircraft, Walker flew many chase planes during 
test ... July 1963: 106 km (66 mi)) and Flight 91 (on 22 August 1963: 108 km (67 
mi)). ... Walker took the LLRV on its maiden flight, reaching an altitude of about 10 
ft... [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 .... In July and 
August 1963, pilot Joseph A. Walker exceeded 100 km in altitude... [DOC] [TLE] Joseph Walker - International Space Hall of Fame :: New Mexico ... [PAR] Established a world altitude record of 354,000 feet in the X-15 rocket plane. ... the 
X-15 to its altitude record of 354,300 feet (over 67 miles) on August 22, 1963. [DOC] [TLE] Joe Walker Archives - This Day in Aviation [PAR] NACA's chief project test pilot for the Douglas X-3, Joe Walker, in the cockpit of ... 
On the tenth flight, 27 October, Walker took the X-3 to an altitude of 30,000 feet ... 
The X-3 was 66 feet, 9 inches (20.345 meters) long, with a wing span of just 22 
feet, ... 22 August 1963: On his twenty-fifth and last flight with the X-15 program,... [DOC] [TLE] edge of space - Boeing [PAR] North American Aviation X-15 rocket plane. With NAA test pilot/ ... 15, 1960, took 
U.S. Air Force test pilot Robert ... program: NASA pilot Joe Walker reached a 
record altitude of. 354,200 feet (67 miles, or 108 kilometers) on Aug. 22, 1963a. [DOC] [TLE] On January 17, 1963, NASA research pilot Joe Walker ... - Pinterest [PAR] In August that year, he rocketed the X-15 to an unofficial world altitude record of 
354200 ... Joe Walker flew the X-15 rocket plane to an altitude of 271,000 feet, or 
51 miles high, ..... July 19, 1963: "Test pilot Joe Walker takes an X-15 aircraft ... 
On August 22, 1963, flying the number 3 aircraft, pilot Joe Walker set a new 
altitude... [DOC] [TLE] On January 17, 1963, NASA research pilot Joe Walker ... - Pinterest [PAR] In August that year, he rocketed the X-15 to an unofficial world altitude record of 
354200 ... Joe Walker flew the X-15 rocket plane to an altitude of 271,000 feet, or 
51 miles high, ... When you took off you were the only thing moving on that base. 
...... On August 22, 1963, flying the number 3 aircraft, pilot Joe Walker set a new... [DOC] [TLE] X-15 Adventures - SierraFoot [PAR] Flights frequently set new records in speed and altitude, as well as records in ... 
With the XLR-99 rocket engine operating at full throttle pilots experienced a 
minimum ... Pilot Milt Thompson commented that this was the only aircraft he'd 
flown that ... 91 (3-22-36), August 22, 1963, Joe Walker hits 354,200 feet on his 
last flight. [DOC] [TLE] X-15A - Encyclopedia Astronautica [PAR] Apogee: 107 km (66 mi). ... Because of the large fuel consumption of its rocket 
engine, the X-15 was air ... the need for a new research airplane to study 
hypersonic and space flight. ... its research program, the aircraft set unofficial 
world speed and altitude records of ... 22, 1963, with NASA pilot Joseph Walker 
in the cockpit). [DOC] [TLE] Manned Space Flights - Rocket and Space Technology [PAR] Vostok 3 (USSR), Andrian Nikolayev, 11-Aug-62, 15-Aug-62, 3d:22h:22m ... 
Walker, Joseph, 22-Aug-63, 22-Aug-63, 11m:09s, Rocket-powered aircraft; sub-
orbital .... holds manned altitude record, 248,665 miles (400,187 km) above 
Earth's surface. .... 9-Jun-80, 3d:22h:20m

Question: On Aug. 22, 1963 Joe Walker took this rocket plane to a new record altitude of 66 1/2 miles
Answer: X-15