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Subject: [Leica] Re: 1st camera in outer space - was
From: dennis at hale-pohaku.com (Dennis Painter)
Date: Wed May 11 13:57:50 2005
References: <BEA69761.14D7C%mark@rabinergroup.com> <42822F6F.B38F1306@hale-pohaku.com> <00af01c5565d$b2a87960$24a0fea9@MacPhisto>
 
Crossfield made the 1st flight.

Those earning astronaut wings are listed here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-15#Highest_flights

Only Joe Walker exceeded the 100 kilometer altitude, twice.

Christopher Williams wrote:

> Crossfield helped with the design and flew the early missions. Robert White
> may have been the first.
>
> Chris
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dennis Painter" Subject: 1st camera in outer space - was Re: [Leica]
> Got me a 42 megapixelLeica Digital
>
> > Wasn't the first human in outer space aboard the X-15 Rocketplane? Who 
> > was
> it?
> > did he take a Minolta?
> >
> > Mark Rabiner wrote:
>
>
Replies: Reply from shino at panix.com (Rei Shinozuka) ([Leica] Re: 1st camera in outer space - was)
 In reply to: Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] Got me a 42 megapixel Leica Digital)
Message from dennis at hale-pohaku.com (Dennis Painter) (1st camera in outer space - was Re: [Leica] Got me a 42 megapixel Leica Digital)
Message from leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Christopher Williams) ([Leica] Re: 1st camera in outer space - was)