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.