Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Unknown
- Summary
- This is a model of the Scout rocket and its launch tower. Developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Scout was a solid-fuel, four-stage rocket that was first used in 1960. Over the next thirty-four years the rocket underwent several improvements and was used to launch a variety of scientific satellites and probes by NASA, the Department of Defense, and the European Space Research Organization. In the end, the Scout proved to be one of the most reliable, versatile, and cost-effective launch vehicles ever developed.
- Neither the manufacturer nor donor of this artifact are known.
- Credit Line
- Gift of LTV Aerospace
- Inventory Number
- A19950003000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- MODELS-Missiles & Rockets
- Materials
- Steel
- Plastic
- Paint
- synthetic fabric
- Dimensions
- Overall: 42 1/4 in. tall x 5 in. wide x 12 in. long (107.3 x 12.7 x 30.5cm)
- Other (rocket): 1 1/4 in. wide x 28 in. tall (3.2 x 71.1cm)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19950003000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9a450455f-76f7-42b1-93f3-a27ff312eb02
