Object Details
Manufacturer
Model Missiles, Inc.
Summary
This is an unasembled flying model rocket kit in its original box. Made by Model Missiles, the kit is based on the Arcon sounding rocket. The rocket body is pasteboard, the nose cone is plastic, the fins are balsa wood, and the parachute is plastic. The kit also contains three motors and a wooden launch stand.
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
A19930625000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
MODELS-Missiles & Rockets
Materials
Retail and interior boxes, body tube: Cardboard
Base peices, fin: Wood (fin is balsa wood)
Parachute, motor mount, red piece in nose cone: Plastic
Instructions, parachute papers: Paper
Guide rod, jet deflector plate: Steel
Staple, nail: Iron
Telescoping launching rail tube, launching lug: Aluminum
Shroud line: Cotton
Motors: Paper, Adhesive, Ceramic
Shock cord: Rubber
Nose cone: Vinyl
Decal, Adhesive tape discs: Paper, Adhesive
Dimensions
Other (box): 4 1/8 x 18 3/8 x 1 5/8 in., 0.4kg (10.5 x 46.7 x 4.1cm, 7/8lb.)
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_A19930625000