Object Details
Manufacturer
General Electric Co. (Lynn, MA)
Summary
This is a Hermes surface-to-surface liquid-propellant missile, probably of the A-1 type, ca. 1950. It was part of a family of Project Hermes test missiles developed by the General Electric Co. The A-1 had a similar configuration to the German Wasserfall surface-to-surface missile of World War II. The rocket motor of 13,500 pounds thrust was developed by G.E. Five of the missiles were test flown at White Sands from May 1950 to April 1951. The A-1 reached a maxiumum altitude of 15 miles, a range of 38 miles, and attained a speed of 1,850-mph. The rocket was transferred to the Smithsonian in 1980 from the NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center.
Credit Line
Transferred from NASA-Marshall Space Flight Center
Inventory Number
A19800169000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
CRAFT-Missiles & Rockets
Materials
Body and fins, aluminum; screws, steel; inside ribs of body and bottom (oxidizer) tank, steel, with aluminum tubing; steel stand, blue.
Dimensions
Diameter, 23 inches; span, lower fins, 70.5 inches (5 ft 10.25 inches); width, each lower fin, 34 inches; length, each lower fin, 82 inches; length, overall, estimated, 25 feet.
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Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19800169000