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In 1960, Joseph "joe" Walker was selected as the first NASA pilot to fly the X-15 , and the second X-15 pilot, following the manufacturer's test pilot Scott Crossfield. Walker set an unofficial world altitude record of 354,200 feet in an X-15 over Beatty, Nevada. He was the first American civilian to make any spaceflight, and flew the X-15 24 times.
In 1960, Joseph "joe" Walker was selected as the first NASA pilot to fly the X-15 , and the second X-15 pilot, following the manufacturer's test pilot Scott Crossfield. Walker set an unofficial world altitude record of 354,200 feet in an X-15 over Beatty, Nevada. He was the first American civilian to make any spaceflight, and flew the X-15 24 times.
