Object Details
Manufacturer
Aerojet General Corp.
Summary
Shown here is the nose cone and thrust structure of the Aerobee 350 sounding rocket, the last and largest of the family of solid-fuel boosted, liquid propellant launch vehicles used to carry payloads for short-term scientific experiments in the Earth's upper atmosphere. Producing nearly 19,000 pounds of thrust, the Aerobee 350 carried payloads ranging from 150 to 500 pounds to altitudes between 294 and 207 miles respectively. Originating in the Department of Defense, the Aerobee program ran from 1947 to 1985 and produced about a dozen different launch vehicles.
Donated by the National Museum of the United States Air Force.
Credit Line
Transferred from U.S. Air Force Museum, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Inventory Number
A19970609001
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
CRAFT-Missile & Rocket Parts
Materials
Bottom half of thrust structure, magnesium alloy; nosecone, aluminum
NOSECONE - ALUMINIUM
THRUST STRUCTURE - ALUMINIUM ALLOY
Dimensions
Other: 21 x 110 in. (53.3 x 279.4cm)
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_A19970609001