Payloads, Flying Model Rocket

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Object Details

Summary

These are two small cylindrical weights, one lead and one brass. They were flown as payloads on an unknown flying rocket model at a National Association of Rocketry event in 1959. The manufacturer is unknown. G. Harry Stine, one of the American pioneers in the field of flying rocket models, donated them to the museum in 1973.

Credit Line

Gift of G. Harry Stine

Inventory Number

A19930856000

Restrictions & Rights

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Type

MODELS-Miscellaneous

Materials

Brass

Lead

Paper

Adhesive

Ink

Dimensions

Other: 1 13/16 × 1 13/16 × 13/16 in. (4.6 × 4.6 × 2.1cm)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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National Air and Space Museum Collection

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9a8283a8a-3611-4120-b61b-4a2d92f1e8aa

Record ID

nasm_A19930856000