Forrest Silas Peterson
Born: 16 May 1922, Holdrege, Nebraska, United States
Nationality: American
Died: 8 December 1990 (Natural causes)
Status: Deceased
| Non-Qualifying Flights with Significance: | ||
| X-15 Flight #22 | 23 September 1960 | 7 minutes, 40 seconds |
| X-15 Flight #23 | 20 October 1960 | 9 minutes, 26 seconds |
| X-15 Flight #39 | 10 August 1961 | 9 minutes, 24 seconds |
| X-15 Flight #41 | 28 September 1961 | 8 minutes, 42 seconds |
| X-15 Flight #47 | 10 January 1962 | 3 minutes, 46 seconds |
Peterson was the only U.S. Navy pilot to fly the X-15. He never exceeded 80,000 meters in altitude and therefore never earned astronaut wings.
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