Spacecraft catalog
Destroyed

Unknown · National Aeronautics and Space Administration

X-15-3

Third X-15 experimental rocket plane. Destroyed during flight 191.

X-15-3 spacecraft

Configuration

North American X-15

Recorded flights

11

Time in space

3h 51m 32s

Agency

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Vehicle profile

Experimental aircraft used for Aircraft and Spacecraft design

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.