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Donald Milton Sorlie American Pilot Test Pilot. Born 13 May 1923.

Personal: Male. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. US Air Force USAF Colonel, USAF

Astronaut Career

Astronaut Group: Test Pilot (NASA). Inactive Entered space service: 1962. Selected as a military astronaut candidate in 1973. Later made flights of the M2-F2 lifting body.

Retired on 30 June 1973.

Sorlie Chronology

20 September 1966 - M2 Flight 7. Maximum Speed - 677 kph. Maximum Altitude - 13720 m. Flight Time - 211 sec.

28 September 1966 - M2 Flight 9. Maximum Speed - 713 kph. Maximum Altitude - 13720 m. Flight Time - 233 sec.
5 October 1966 - M2 Flight 10. Maximum Speed - 713 kph. Maximum Altitude - 13720 m. Flight Time - 225 sec.
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