Object Details
Manufacturer
Model Missiles, Inc.
Summary
This is one of the first commercially-produced flying model rocket kits, unassembled and in its original box. Made by Model Missiles in 1959, the kit is based on the U.S. Navy's Aerobee-Hi sounding rocket. The rocket body is pasteboard, the nose cone is plastic, the fins are balsa wood, and the parachute is plastic. The kit does not contain a motor.
G. Harry Stine, a pioneer in the field of model rockets, donated this artifact to NASM in 1973.
Credit Line
Gift of G. Harry Stine
Date
ca. 1959
Inventory Number
A19930623000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
MODELS-Missiles & Rockets
Materials
Box: Cardboard
Base pieces: Wood
Fin sheet: balsa wood
Jet deflector plate: Steel
Body tube: Paper, Adhesive
Motor mount, parachute: Plastic
Shroud line: Cotton
Shock cord: Rubber
Nose cone: Vinyl
Tube: Paper
Dimensions
Other (retail box): 14 7/8 × 4 3/8 × 1 5/8 in. (37.8 × 11.1 × 4.1cm)
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_A19930623000