Object Details
Manufacturer
Aerojet Engineering Corp.
Summary
Shown here is a booster rocket for the JB-2 Loon submarine-launched guided missile. Built by Aeroject Engineering Corporation, the booster produced a thrust of 33,000 pounds for half a second. Unlike the standard booster, which used four separate solid-fuel JATOs that burned longer--for two seconds--this unit embodied the Navy's desire to adapt a "zero-length" launch capability to the Loon. The Navy conducted tests with this variant booster aboard the USS Cusk off the California coast in 1947-1948.
The Navy canceled the Loon program in 1950 in favor of the longer-range and more accurate Regulus I guided missile.
Transferred from the U.S. Navy.
Credit Line
Donated by U.S. Navy
Date
ca. 1948
Inventory Number
A20070063001
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
CRAFT-Missile & Rocket Parts
Materials
Ferrous Alloy
Paint
Cement
Dimensions
3-D (Overall): 370.8 × 76.2 × 96.5cm (12 ft. 2 in. × 2 ft. 6 in. × 3 ft. 2 in.)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A20070063001