John Barron McKay
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John Barron McKay was an American naval officer, World War II pilot, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and astronaut. He was one of twelve pilots who flew the North American X-15, an experimental spaceplane jointly operated by the United States Air Force and NASA. On September 28, 1965, he flew the X-15 to an altitude of 295,600 feet (90,100 m), thereby qualifying as an astronaut according to the United States definition of the boundary of space. However, this altitude did not surpass the Kármán line as defined by the FAI, the FAI-accepted boundary of 100 kilometres (62.1 mi).
Research Test Pilots at FRC (ECN-151FRCpilots1962) cropped
John McKay after flight in F-104B
John B. McKay X-15John B. McKay X-15
X-15 Pilots, Left to Right: Air Force pilot William J. "Pete" Knight, Air Force Major Robert A. Rushworth, Air Force Captain Joseph H. Engle, NASA pilot Milton O. Thompson, NASA pilot Bill Dana, and NASA pilot John B. "Jack" McKay.
The X-15 flight crew, left to right: Joe Engle, Bob Rushworth, Jack McKay, Pete Knight, Milt Thompson, Bill Dana.
X-15 pilots clown around (5135053980)| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| commons | image | Research Test Pilots at FRC (ECN-151FRCpilots1962) cropped | Commons | ||
| commons | image | John McKay after flight in F-104B | Commons | ||
| commons | image | John B. McKay X-15 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | John B. McKay X-15 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | X-15 Pilots, Left to Right: Air Force pilot William J. "Pete" Knight, Air Force Major Robert A. Rushworth, Air Force Captain Joseph H. Engle, NASA pilot Milton O. Thompson, NASA pilot Bill Dana, and NASA pilot John B. "Jack" McKay. | Commons | ||
| commons | image | The X-15 flight crew, left to right: Joe Engle, Bob Rushworth, Jack McKay, Pete Knight, Milt Thompson, Bill Dana. | Commons | ||
| commons | image | X-15 pilots clown around (5135053980) | Commons | ||
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