Flight record
first and only flightFirst and only flight year 1962.
1Flight
11mTime in space
Not recordedEVA time
0Spacewalks
Flights count launches with a definitive outcome — the same basis as the Stats page.
Biography
Robert Michael "Bob" White was an American electrical engineer, test pilot, fighter pilot, and astronaut who was one of twelve pilots that flew in the X-15 experimental spaceplane.
Biography from Launch Library 2.
Background
- Born in
- New York City
- Education
- George Washington University; New York University; U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School; New York University Tandon School of Engineering; Air Command and Staff College
- Awards
- National Aviation Hall of Fame; Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement; NASA Distinguished Service Medal; Air Force Cross; Air Force Distinguished Service Medal; and 16 more
From Wikidata.
Flights
- X-15 | Flight 62July 17, 1962
Born 1924-07-06 · died 2010-03-17, aged 85