Rocket, Flying Model, Super Star

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Model Products Corporation

Summary

This is the first prototype of the Super Star flying rocket model made by Model Products in early 1971. The model has a pasteboard body, balsa fins, and a plastic streamer. A solid propellant rocket motor propels the model, and then at the end of the vertical flight it forces the release of the streamer. The model is then retrieved and can be used again. G. Harry Stine, an American pioneer in the field of flying rocket and missile models, donated it to the Museum.

Credit Line

Gift of G. Harry Stine

Inventory Number

A19930742000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

MODELS-Missiles & Rockets

Materials

Cardboard

Wood

Paint

Paper

Plastic

Cotton

Adhesive

Dimensions

Other (model): 11 in. × 3 1/2 in. × 1 1/4 in. (27.9 × 8.9 × 3.2cm)

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/nv9e6a637fd-2a58-47eb-9e8f-9c90470c7a43

Record ID

nasm_A19930742000