William H. Dana
NASA research pilot and astronaut (1930–2014) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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William Harvey Dana (November 3, 1930 – May 6, 2014) was an American aeronautical engineer, U.S. Air Force pilot, NASA test pilot, and astronaut. He was one of twelve pilots who flew the North American X-15, an experimental spaceplane jointly operated by the Air Force and NASA. He was also selected for participation in the X-20 Dyna-Soar program.
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Born | William Harvey Dana (1930-11-03)November 3, 1930 Pasadena, California, U.S. |
Died | May 6, 2014(2014-05-06) (aged 83) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
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Alma mater | USMA, B.S. 1952 USC, M.S. 1958 |
Occupation | Test pilot |
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Selection | 1960 Dyna-Soar Group 1 |
Missions | X-15 Flight 174, X-15 Flight 197 |
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On two separate flights, Dana flew the X-15 to an altitude above 50 miles, thereby qualifying as an astronaut according to the United States definition of the boundary of space; however, neither flight exceeded the Kármán line, the internationally accepted boundary of 100 kilometers (62 miles).