Object Details
Manufacturer
Model Missiles, Inc.
Summary
This is a Model Missiles, Inc. retail package containing an unassembled reusable flying rocket model patterned after the Aerobee Hi sounding rocket. The model is made mostly of wood and balsa wood. Operation entails firing of a solid propellant rocket motor followed by deployment of a parachute at the end of vertical flight. The model can be retrieved and used again. The package includes parachutes and six single use rocket motors.
This model was donated by G. Harry Stine, one of the American pioneers in the field of flying rocket models.
Credit Line
Gift of G. Harry Stine
Inventory Number
A19850053000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
MODELS-Missiles & Rockets
Materials
Wood, balsa wood, steel, paper, plastic, adhesive labels, string
Dimensions
4.45 x 92.71 x 13.34cm (1 3/4in. x 3ft 1/2in. x 5 1/4in.)
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_A19850053000