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
Inventory Number
A19930624000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
MODELS-Missiles & Rockets
Materials
Cardboard, Wood, Paper, Steel, Vinyl, Plastic, Rubber, Cotton (Thread)
Dimensions
Other (box): 1 ft. 2 3/4 in. × 4 1/4 in. × 1 1/2 in. (37.5 × 10.8 × 3.8cm)
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_A19930624000