[Historical Society of Michigan remote presentation - History Hounds] The First Spaceman: Captain Iven C. Kincheloe with Steven Arseneau, Dowagiac Area Historical Society

In September 1956, Captain Iven C. Kincheloe set the altitude record by flying the Bell X-2 to 126,600 feet. The Cass County native was a Double Jet Ace in the Korean War before becoming a test pilot, leading the X-2 and subsequent X-15 projects. 

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