Rocket, Flying Model, Astrobee D

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Model Products Corporation

Summary

This is a Model Products Astrobee D flying model rocket, built by model rocketry pioneer G. Harry Stine. The model has a pasteboard body, balsa fins, and a plastic parachute. A solid propellant rocket motor propels the model, and then at the end of the vertical flight it forces the release of the parachute. The model is then retrieved and can be used again. Mr. Stine donated it to the Museum.

Credit Line

Gift of G. Harry Stine

Inventory Number

A19930748000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

MODELS-Missiles & Rockets

Materials

Cardboard

Paint

Wood

Plastic

Dimensions

Model: 15 5/8 × 1 5/8 × 1 5/8 in. (39.7 × 4.1 × 4.1cm)

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/nv98632fcae-ade0-4d5f-ab5d-af16c9de9953

Record ID

nasm_A19930748000