Program archive

Suborbital Human Spaceflight

Suborbital Human Spaceflight is explored here through 13 archived missions, from X-15 Flight 62 through X-15 Flight 197, with the program’s spacecraft, people, milestones, and source-backed history connected along the way.

Missions: 13
People: 8
Vehicles: 1

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Explore the Suborbital Human Spaceflight program

Follow 13 archived missions, their crews, vehicles, milestones, and source-backed records in one program collection.

Program details1962–196813 mission records

Flight record13 flights13 crewed · 0 uncrewed

First flown missionX-15 Flight 62July 17, 1962

Latest flown missionX-15 Flight 197August 21, 1968

Program story

This collection brings together the mission records currently available for Suborbital Human Spaceflight. Use the sections above to move from the chronological flight record to crew assignments, vehicles, timeline milestones, and archival imagery.