William J. Knight

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astronaut human military officer politician test pilot

William J. "Pete" Knight was a U.S. Air Force test pilot and astronaut best known for setting the world speed record in the X-15 rocket plane.

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William J. Knight canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf astronaut ⓘ
human ⓘ
military officer ⓘ
politician ⓘ
test pilot ⓘ
aircraftFlown North American F-100 Super Sabre ⓘ
surface form: F-100 Super Sabre

McDonnell F-101 Voodoo ⓘ
surface form: F-101 Voodoo

Lockheed F-104 Starfighter ⓘ
surface form: F-104 Starfighter

F-5 Freedom Fighter ⓘ
North American X-15 ⓘ
T-38 Talon ⓘ
awardReceived Air Medal ⓘ
Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
Harmon International Trophy ⓘ
Legion of Merit ⓘ
NASA Distinguished Service Medal ⓘ
conflict Korean War ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1929-11-18 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2004-05-07 ⓘ
educatedAt Butler University ⓘ
Air Force Institute of Technology ⓘ
surface form: United States Air Force Institute of Technology

United States Air Force Test Pilot School ⓘ
employer NASA ⓘ
surface form: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

United States Air Force ⓘ
familyName Knight ⓘ
givenName William ⓘ
hasChild John Knight ⓘ
Steven Knight ⓘ
hasSpouse Jeanine Knight ⓘ
memberOf North American X-15 ⓘ
surface form: X-15 program
militaryBranch United States Air Force ⓘ
militaryRank colonel ⓘ
nickname Pete ⓘ
notableAchievement world speed record in X-15 rocket plane ⓘ
notableWork North American X-15 ⓘ
surface form: North American X-15 flight 188
occupation astronaut ⓘ
military officer ⓘ
politician ⓘ
test pilot ⓘ
placeOfBirth Noblesville, Indiana ⓘ
surface form: Noblesville, Indiana, United States
placeOfDeath Lancaster, California ⓘ
surface form: Lancaster, California, United States
politicalParty Republican Party ⓘ
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
positionHeld member of the California State Assembly ⓘ
member of the California State Senate ⓘ
recordHeld fastest flight in a powered aircraft ⓘ
residence Lancaster, California ⓘ
surface form: Lancaster, California, United States

Palmdale, California ⓘ
surface form: Palmdale, California, United States
sexOrGender male ⓘ
stateRepresented California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California

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United States Air Force Test Pilot School → hasAlumni → William J. Knight ⓘ
North American X-15 → notablePilot → William J. Knight ⓘ