Launch Vehicle, Little Joe II, and 4 Fin

Launch Vehicle, Little Joe II, and 4 Fin Assemblies Little Joe II rocket, full-scale. NASM catalog number 4093, A1974-0926-000, S/N 12-51-4. The Little Joe II was used to test the […]

Injector Head, Goddard 3/4/30

Fuel injector head, Goddard rocket (3/4/30). NASM catalog number 1572, A1966-0024-000. Dimensions: 7″ H x 6 3/4″ dia.

Missile, JB-2, Loon

JB-2 Loon. NMUSAF accession number 1999-031-002. Voucher number 1999-528. The JB-2 was an American “jet-assisted takeoff” version of the German V-1 Buzz Bomb. The Loon launched from a ramp by […]

Redbird 5 Rocket

tail end of the Redbird 5 Rocket artifact at the New Mexico Museum of Space History

A 3″ diameter transonic rocket built by the Fredericksburg HS Principles of Technology Class. The solid propellant rocket was launched at White Sands Missile Range by the Principles of Technology […]

Arcas Rocket

The Arcas was a small, inexpensive, single-stage atmospheric sounding rocket. It carried meteorological payloads to gather atmospheric readings. “Arcas” stands for “all-purpose rocket for collecting atmospheric soundings.” The rocket has […]

Apollo SPS Engine

Actual Apollo service propulsion system (SPS) engine, the type of which powered the Apollo service module during manned missions to the Moon. It provided power for midcourse corrections, entering lunar […]

JATO – Jet Assisted Takeoff Unit

The JATO (jet assisted takeoff) unit is a booster rocket used to augment the takeoff performance of aircraft. The booster may be jettisoned or can be reloaded and fired again […]

AIM-4G Falcon Missile

An Air Intercept Missile (AIM-4G) designed to be launched from interceptor aircraft to destroy enemy aircraft. The AIM-4G employs an infrared (IR) control system. First called GAR-1, the missile was […]

Arcas Rocket

Arcas Rocket Motor One Arcas rocket motor. The Arcas is a meteorological sounding rocket made by Atlantic Research Corporation. S/N 5, #05263824. Rocket is inert. Rocket includes a nose cone […]

Cajun Motor with Fins

A Cajun rocket motor with fins and adapter attached. Motor tube is white and all four fins are red-orange. Cajun is the upper stage of the Nike-Cajun sounding rocket. Originally […]

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