Object Details
Manufacturer
Unknown
Summary
This is a retail kit of an unassembled R-2 single stage flying rocket model, made by an unknown Yugoslav manufacturer. The body is pasteboard, the fins are balsa, and the nosecone and parachute are plastic. The motor is not included. At the end of powered flight, the parachute deploys and the model returns to Earth, enabling its reuse.
G. Harry Stine, a pioneer in the field of flying rocket models, donated this artifact to the museum in 1973.
Credit Line
Gift of G. Harry Stine
Inventory Number
A19930643000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
MODELS-Missiles & Rockets
Materials
Box: Cardboard
Kit: Plastic, Paper, Polyester, Balsa Wood, Sandpaper, Aluminum, Paint
Dimensions
Other (box): 8 1/4 × 3 3/4 × 1 1/4 in. (21 × 9.5 × 3.2cm)
Country of Origin
Yugoslavia
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Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19930643000