Flight record
first and only flightFirst and only flight year 1967.
1Flight
4mTime in space
Not recordedEVA time
0Spacewalks
Flights count launches with a definitive outcome — the same basis as the Stats page.
Biography
Michael James Adams was an American aviator, aeronautical engineer, and USAF astronaut. He flew X-15 Flight 191 to over 50 miles altitude, however the flight ended when the spacecraft broke apart, leading to his death.
Biography from Launch Library 2.
Background
- Born in
- Sacramento
- Education
- U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School; University of Oklahoma; Sacramento City College; Sacramento Charter High School
- Awards
- Air Medal; Commendation Medal
From Wikidata.
Flights
- X-15 | Flight 191November 15, 1967
Born 1930-05-05 · died 1967-11-15, aged 37