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Michael J. Adams

1930 - 1967

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Michael James Adams (May 5, 1930 – November 15, 1967) (Maj USAF) was an American aviator, aeronautical engineer, and USAF 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. On November 15, 1967, Adams flew X-15 Flight 191 (also known as X-15 Flight 3-65-97) aboard the X-15-3, one of three planes in the X-15 fleet. Flying to an altitude above 50 miles, Adams qualified as an astronaut according to the United States definition of the boundary of space. Moments later the craft broke apart, killing Adams and destroying the X-15-3. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael J. Adams is the 208th most popular astronaut (down from 201st in 2019), the 7,540th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,510th in 2019) and the 94th most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Michael J. Adams ranks 208 out of 556. Before him are Elliot See, Laurel Clark, James C. Adamson, Karol J. Bobko, Ronald J. Garan Jr., and Koichi Wakata. After him are Gennady Sarafanov, Jon McBride, Loren Acton, Clifton Williams, Valery Korzun, and Liu Yang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Michael J. Adams ranks 426. Before him are Pavel Kolchin, Eugen Meier, Zdeněk Mlynář, Françoise Mallet-Joris, Carlos Lucas, and Halszka Osmólska. After him are Kjell Espmark, Jacqueline du Bief, Oleg Anofriyev, Polly Bergen, Chuck Daly, and Richard Lynn. Among people deceased in 1967, Michael J. Adams ranks 204. Before him are Ad Reinhardt, György Bródy, Marcello Bertinetti, James Dunn, Gerhard Ritter, and Halina Poświatowska. After him are Ernestas Galvanauskas, Paul Whiteman, Clifton Williams, Francis Spellman, Mary Garden, and Georges Berger.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael J. Adams ranks 7,542 out of 20,380. Before him are Junior Wells (1934), Chuck Russell (1958), Will Wright (1960), Gardnar Mulloy (1913), Julia Faye (1892), and Lee Meriwether (1935). After him are Ken Foree (1948), Alan Freed (1921), Elisabeth Moss (1982), Carrie Chapman Catt (1859), Jack Dongarra (1950), and Charles P. Kindleberger (1910).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Michael J. Adams ranks 94. Before him are Paul Lockhart (1956), Elliot See (1927), Laurel Clark (1961), James C. Adamson (1946), Karol J. Bobko (1937), and Ronald J. Garan Jr. (1961). After him are Jon McBride (1943), Loren Acton (1936), Clifton Williams (1932), Mario Runco Jr. (1952), John E. Blaha (1942), and Brent W. Jett Jr. (1958).

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