Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Unknown
- Summary
- This is a 1:16 scale model of the Thor Able rocket that launched the RVX 1-5 reentry vehicle on 8 April 1959, the first reentry vehicle recovered by the United States after an intercontinental-range flight. The first stage Thor was a modified U.S. Air Force intermediate-range ballistic missile and the Able was the second stage.
- Launched from Cape Canaveral, the RVX 1-5 was recovered in the South Atlantic after a down-range flight of 10,180 km (6,325 miles), during which it reached temperatures above 6650 C (12,000 F). Instruments within the RVX 1-5, along with the nose cone which was removed after recovery and had holes drilled in it for testing, provided valuable scientific data to the Air Force.
- This model's manufacturer is unknown. Kenneth Newland donated it to the museum in 1960.
- Credit Line
- Gift of the U.S. Air Force
- Inventory Number
- A19630429000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- MODELS-Missiles & Rockets
- Materials
- Wood
- Paint
- Plastic
- Adhesive
- Brass
- Dimensions
- Overall: 131.45 x 13.97 x 13.97cm (4ft 3 3/4in. x 5 1/2in. x 5 1/2in.)
- 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_A19630429000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9d9991694-669f-4dbe-a6f3-8e22195a2ce7
