Rushworth

Robert Aitken

USA

International order nº: 15

US astr. nº: 9

Personal data:

Birthdate:	09 Oct 1924
Birthplace:	Madison / Maine
Marital status:	married
Children:	one
Selection date:	1958
Selection group:	X-15 2
Job:	PLT
Status:	Ret. 01 Jul 1966
Date of death:	17 Mar 1993
Place of death:	Camarillo / California

Suborbital Spaceflights (above 80 km):

No	Spaceship	Date & time of launch (UTC)	Status while launch	Date & time of landing (UTC)	Max. Altitude	Max.Speed	Duration
1	X-15-3 Flight 87	27 June 1963	Cdr	27 June 1963	86.867 km	5.511 km/h	10min 28s

Robert Rusworth next to the X-15 plane.

Robert Rusworth pilot X-15 plane.

Additional information

Generalmajor,USAF; bachelor of science in mechanical engineering; bachelor of science in aeronautical engineering; was selected in1958 for X-15 Program (34 flights); since1966 Commander of the Air Force Flight Test and Evaluation Center, Kirtland AFB; later Vice-Commander of Aeronautical Systems Division, Air Force Systems Command, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio (until he retired from active duty); died of heart attack.

Ref.: #16, #173 - update: 27.11.20