LAUNCH CENTER
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Mon Nov 09 1970
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
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Rocket Details
Name:
Scout BDescription:
The Scout family of rockets were were American launch vehicles designed to place small satellites into orbit around the Earth. The Scout multistage rocket was the first orbital launch vehicle to be entirely composed of solid fuel stages.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Biology
- Life-science satellite carrying two bullfrogs and measuring their bioelectric action potential during weightlessness and gravity stimulus obtained by activation of a centrifuge.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
Pad
Launch Area 3A