Milton Orville Thompson

Born: 4 May 1926, Crookton, Minnesota, United States

Nationality: American

Died: 6 August 1993 (Natural causes)

Group: Dyna-Soar Group 1 (1 April 1960)

Status: Deceased

 

Non-Qualifying Flights with Significance:
X-15 Flight #93	29 October 1963	8 minutes, 43 seconds
X-15 Flight #96	27 November 1963	7 minutes, 4 seconds
X-15 Flight #99	16 January 1964	8 minutes, 17 seconds
X-15 Flight #101	19 February 1964	7 minutes, 3 seconds
X-15 Flight #108	21 May 1964	7 minutes, 56 seconds
X-15 Flight #113	12 August 1964	6 minutes, 43 seconds
X-15 Flight #116	3 September 1964	6 minutes, 18 seconds
X-15 Flight #120	30 October 1964	7 minutes, 10 seconds
X-15 Flight #122	9 December 1964	6 minutes, 26 seconds
X-15 Flight #125	13 January 1965	6 minutes, 48 seconds
X-15 Flight #133	25 May 1965	9 minutes, 2 seconds
X-15 Flight #136	17 June 1965	8 minutes, 54 seconds
X-15 Flight #142	6 August 1965	10 minutes, 13 seconds
X-15 Flight #144	25 August 1965	8 minutes, 52 seconds

Thompson trained for the X-20 program from April 1960 until program cancellation in December 1963. He later made 14 flights in the X-15, none qualifying as space flights.