Astronaut Biography: Joseph Walker (original) (raw)

Biographies of U.S. Astronauts

Personal data

Birthdate: 20.02.1921
Birthplace: Washington, Pennsylvania
Marital status: married
Children: four
Selection date: ??.??.1960
Selection group: X-15 1
Position: PLT
Status: Ret. 22.08.1963
Date of death: 08.06.1966
Place of death: Barstow, California

Spaceflights

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Suborbital Spaceflights above the Karman line (100 km)

No. Mission Position Date Duration
1 X-15 Flight No. 90 Pilot 19.07.1963 11m 24,9s
2 X-15 Flight No. 91 Pilot 22.08.1963 11m 08,6s

Additional information

Bachelor of arts in physics from Washington and Jefferson College, 1942; one honorary doctorate degree; pilot in World War II; CaptainUSAF, Ret.; selected in 1960 for X-15 Program (25 flights);NASA testpilot; died in an air crash of a F-104 and a XB-70; received his astronaut wings in 2005 (posthumly).

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