LAUNCH CENTER
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Fri Aug 31 1962
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Reentry-2
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
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Rocket Details
Name:
Scout X-3ADescription:
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: Materials Science
- Test of experimental heatshield material performance under heating loads near those of a lunar reentry.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
Pad
Launch Area 3