Robert A. Rushworth, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert A. Rushworth

United States major general

Date of Birth: 09-Oct-1924

Place of Birth: Madison, Maine, United States

Date of Death: 17-Mar-1993

Profession: astronaut, engineer, military officer, aircraft pilot, aerospace engineer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Robert Aitken "Bob" Rushworth (October 9, 1924 – March 18, 1993) was an American United States Air Force major general, World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War pilot, mechanical and aeronautical engineer, and test pilot.
He was one of twelve pilots who flew the North American X-15, an experimental spaceplane jointly operated by the Air Force and NASA.
He flew 34 of the program's 199 flights, more than any other pilot. On June 27, 1963, he flew the X-15 to an altitude above 50 miles, thereby qualifying as an astronaut according to the United States definition of the boundary of space.
However, this altitude did not surpass the Kármán line, the internationally accepted boundary of 100 kilometers (62 miles).