Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Rocket Development Corporation
- Summary
- This a retail package of Rocket Development Corporation metal igniter wires and plastic discs from 1967. A single wire is inserted into the aft end of a flying rocket motor and held in place by a disc and tape. Additional wires run between it and the launch control mechanism. An electrical charge is sent through the wires to ignite the motor's non-explosive propellant. G. Harry Stine, a pioneer in the field of flying rocket models, donated this artifact to NASM in 1973.
- Credit Line
- Gift of G. Harry Stine
- Inventory Number
- A19930533000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- MODELS-Missiles & Rockets
- Materials
- Paper
- Nickel Chromium (Nichrome) wire (12)
- Adhesive
- Non Ferrous Tubing with Gunpowder or another initiating propellant (11)
- Dimensions
- 5 1/2" x 3" x 8"
- [Prior to 10/7/11]
- Other (envelope): 5.08 x 12.7cm (2in. x 5in.)
- 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_A19930533000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9ac386605-24c3-48e7-8485-21bbc43353a4
