X-15 Flight 62

Flight 62 of the North American X-15 was a sub-orbital spaceflight conducted by NASA and the US Air Force on 17 July 1962. The X-15 was piloted by astronaut Robert [Michael White] to an altitude of 95.9 km surpassing the U.S. definition of space. Thus it became the first spaceflight of a spaceplane and a reusable spacecraft. The X-15 was also NASA's first space vehicle. The Flight landed at Edwards [Air Force Base]. With this White was the first test pilot qualifying for his astronaut wings.