Flight record
first and only flightFirst and only flight year 1967.
1Flight
10mTime in space
Not recordedEVA time
0Spacewalks
Flights count launches with a definitive outcome — the same basis as the Stats page.
Biography
William John "Pete" Knight was an American aeronautical engineer, politician, Vietnam War combat pilot, test pilot, and astronaut. He flew the X-15 experimental spaceplane to over 50 miles altitude on Flight 190.
Biography from Launch Library 2.
Background
- Born in
- Noblesville
- Education
- U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School
- Awards
- International Space Hall of Fame; National Aviation Hall of Fame; Distinguished Flying Cross; Harmon Trophy
From Wikidata.
Flights
- X-15 | Flight 190October 17, 1967
Born 1929-11-18 · died 2004-05-07, aged 74