Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Estes Industries, Inc.
- Summary
- This is an unassembled Astron Gyroc flying rocket model built by Estes Industries. The model has a pasteboard body, balsa nosecone and fins, and a plastic parachute. A solid propellant rocket motor propels the model. After the flight, the model is retrieved and can be used again. Not included in this kit are the motor, the launch controller that is used to ignite the motor, and the launch pad from which the model is launched.
- G. Harry Stine, one of the American pioneers in the hobby of flying models, donated this model to NASM in 1973.
- Credit Line
- Gift of G. Harry Stine
- Inventory Number
- A19930665000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- MODELS-Missiles & Rockets
- Materials
- Plastic, Cardboard, Paper, Wood, Cotton, Rubber, Adhesive
- Model has pasteboard body and balsa fins, nosecone, and fin stabilizers; plastic retail package w/paper assembly instructions
- Dimensions
- Approximate (retail package): 11 1/2 × 4 1/2 × 1 in. (29.2 × 11.4 × 2.5cm)
- 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_A19930665000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv948648ac4-7b80-4444-89b3-8ca586072f23
