X-15 #2 just after launch. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
Description: The X-15 #2 (56-6671) launches away from the B-52 mothership with its rocket engine ignited. The white patches near the middle of the ship are frost from the liquid oxygen used in the propulsion sy... More
Early Rockets, NASA history collection
In 1696, Robert Anderson, an Englishman, published a two-part treatise on how to make rocket molds, prepare propellants, and perform the calculations.
Early Rockets, NASA history collection
The British fired Congreve rockets against the United States in the War of 1812. As a result Francis Scott Key coined the phrase the "rocket's red glare." Congreve had used a 16-foot guide stick to help stabili... More
Early Rockets, NASA history collection
During the early introduction of rockets to Europe, they were used only as weapons. Enemy troops in India repulsed the British with rockets. Later, in Britain, Sir William Congreve developed a rocket that could... More
Goddard rocket in launching tower at Roswell, New Mexico
Goddard rocket in launching tower at Roswell, New Mexico, March 21, 1940. Fuel was injected by pumps from the fueling platform at left. From 1930 to 1941, Dr. Goddard made substantial progress in the developmen... More
Early Rockets - Dr. Goddard's 1926 rocket configuration
Dr. Goddard's 1926 rocket configuration. Dr. Goddard's liquid oxygen-gasoline rocket was fired on March 16, 1926, at Auburn, Massachusetts. It flew for only 2.5 seconds, climbed 41 feet, and landed 184 feet awa... More
First Flight of a Liquid Propellant Rocket
Dr. Robert H. Goddard and a liquid oxygen-gasoline rocket in the frame from which it was fired on March 16, 1926, at Auburn, Massachusetts. From 1930 to 1941, Dr. Goddard made substantial progress in the develo... More
Early Rockets, NASA history collection
Goddard rocket with four rocket motors. This rocket attained an altitude of 200 feet in a flight, November 1936, at Roswell, New Mexico. From 1930 to 1941, Dr. Goddard made substantial progress in the developme... More
Wernher von Braun. Herman Oberth's Kegelduese liquid rocket engine bei...
Dr. von Braun was among a famous group of rocket experimenters in Germany in the 1930s. This photograph is believed to be made on the occasion of Herman Oberth's Kegelduese liquid rocket engine being certified ... More
Early Rockets. Dr. Robert H. Goddard and liquid oxygen-gasoline rocket...
Dr. Robert H. Goddard and liquid oxygen-gasoline rocket in the frame from which it was fired on March 16, 1926, at Auburn, Mass. It flew for only 2.5 seconds, climbed 41 feet, and landed 184 feet away in a cabb... More
Early Rockets - A-4 (Aggregate-4) rocket. Later renamed the V-2 (Venge...
The cutaway drawing of the A-4 (Aggregate-4) rocket. Later renamed the V-2 (Vengeance Weapon-2), The rocket was developed by Dr. Wernher von Braun and the German rocket team at Peenemuende, Germany on the Balti... More
Early Rockets - Hermes A-1 rocket was designed by the U. S. Army afte...
The Hermes A-1 rocket was designed by the U. S. Army after capturing the V-2 rocket from the German army at the conclusion of the Second World War. The Hermes A-1 is a modified V-2 rocket; it utilized the Germa... More
Early Rockets A-4 (Aggregate-4). Later renamed the V-2 (Vengeance Wea...
This drawing illustrates the vital dimensions of the A-4 (Aggregate-4). Later renamed the V-2 (Vengeance Weapon-2), the rocket was developed by Dr. Wernher von Braun and the German rocket team at Peenemuende, G... More
First JATO assisted Flight, NASA history collection
Full Description: Take-off of America's first "rocket-assisted" airplane, an Ercoupe fitted with a GALCIT developed solid propellent 28 pound thrust JATO (Jet Assisted Take-Off) booster. The Ercoupe took off fr... More
Engineer Measures Ice Formation on an Instrument Antenna Model
A National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) researcher measures the ice thickness on a landing antenna model in the Icing Research Tunnel at the Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory. NACA design enginee... More
PUBLICITY PICTURES FOR HEAT TREAT SHOP
PUBLICITY PICTURES FOR HEAT TREAT SHOP NASA Identifier: C-1944-3638
Early Rockets: German technicians stack the various stages of the V-2 ...
German technicians stack the various stages of the V-2 rocket in this undated photograph. The team of German engineers and scientists who developed the V-2 came to the United States at the end of World War II a... More
AVIATION WRITERS PUBLICITY, NASA history collection
AVIATION WRITERS PUBLICITY NASA Identifier: C-1945-10345 Public domain photograph of NASA Glenn Research Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
1946, NASA history collection, Glenn Research Center
AIRCRAFT ENGINE RESEARCH LABORATORY AERL TURBO JET COMBUSTOR MODEL SETUP NASA Identifier: C-1946-15610
Early Rockets: V-2 rocket takes flight at White Sands, New Mexico, in ...
A V-2 rocket takes flight at White Sands, New Mexico, in 1946. The German engineers and scientists who developed the V-2 came to the United States at the end of World War II and continued rocket testing under t... More
John Stack, NASA history collection
Description: (July 9, 1946) John Stack, head of Compressibility Research Division, was a hard charging, persuasive man whose attitude toward unproven technology was usually, "Let's try the damn thing and see if... More
Early Rockets V2 static test. NASA public domain image colelction.
A V-2 rocket is hoisted into a static test facility at White Sands, New Mexico. The German engineers and scientists who developed the V-2 came to the United States at the end of World War II and continued rocke... More
Bell X-1 Research Model on Single Support Strut in 7 x 10 Foot Wind Tu...
Modified Bell X-1 model pioneered variable-sweep studies in 1947. Photograph published in Sixty Years of Aeronautical Research 1917-1977 By David A. Anderton. A NASA publication, page 52.
Bell X-1 Research Model on Single Support Strut in 7 x 10 Foot Wind Tu...
Modified Bell X-1 model pioneered variable-sweep studies in 1947. Photograph published in Sixty Years of Aeronautical Research 1917-1977 By David A. Anderton. A NASA publication, page 52.
Bell X-1 Research Model on Single Support Strut in 7 x 10 Foot Wind Tu...
Modified Bell X-1 model pioneered variable-sweep studies in 1947. Photograph published in Sixty Years of Aeronautical Research 1917-1977 By David A. Anderton. A NASA publication, page 52.
HEAT TREAT, NASA history collection
HEAT TREAT NASA Identifier: C-1948-20810 Public domain photograph of NASA Glenn Research Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Testing for the Future, NASA history collection
Testing advanced designs for high-speed aircraft in 1948, an engineer makes final calibrations to a model mounted in the 6 x 6 Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel at the NACA Ames Aeronautical Laboratory, Moffett Field... More
X-1 On Display, NASA history collection
Description (1948) A Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1 series aircraft on display at an Open House at NACA Muroc Flight Test Unit or High-Speed Flight Research Station hangar on South Base of Edwards Air Force Base... More
STARTING TEST OF J-33 JET ENGINE WITH TAIL CONE REMOVED TO STUDY FLAME...
STARTING TEST OF J-33 JET ENGINE WITH TAIL CONE REMOVED TO STUDY FLAME PROPAGATION OF IGNITION AT THE LEWIS FLIGHT PROPULSION LABORATORY LFPL OF THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR AERONAUTICS NACA CLEVELAND OH... More
X-15 landing on lakebed. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
The North American X-15 settles to the lakebed after a research flight from what is now the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. The X-15 was a rocket-powered aircraft 50 ft long with a wing... More
X-15 mock-up with test pilot Milt Thompson
NASA research pilot Milt Thompson is seen here with the mock-up of X-15 #3 that was later installed at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. Milton 0. Thompson was a research pilot, Chief... More
M2-F1 on lakebed with pilots Milt Thompson, Chuck Yeager, Don Mallick,...
After the initial M2-F1 airtow flights, the NASA Flight Research Center used the vehicle to check out other pilots. Bruce Peterson was scheduled to take over as the M2-F1 project pilot from Milt Thompson, while... More
Hermes A-1 Test Rockets. NASA public domain image colelction.
Full Description: The first Hermes A-1 test rocket was fired at White Sand Proving Ground (WSPG). Hermes was a modified V-2 German rocket, utilizing the German aerodynamic configuration; however, internally it ... More
M2-F1 on lakebed with pilots Milt Thompson, Chuck Yeager, Don Mallick,...
After the initial M2-F1 airtow flights, the NASA Flight Research Center used the vehicle to check out other pilots. Bruce Peterson was scheduled to take over as the M2-F1 project pilot from Milt Thompson, while... More
X-15 landing on lakebed. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
The North American X-15 settles to the lakebed after a research flight from what is now the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. The X-15 was a rocket-powered aircraft 50 ft long with a wing... More
Origin of Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
Five pioneers pose with scale models of their missiles they created in the 1950s. From left to right: Dr. Ernst Stuhlinger, a member of the original German rocket team who directed the Research Projects Office,... More
CLEANING PITOT TUBE OF 16 INCH RAM JET IN THE 8X6 FOOT WIND TUNNEL
CLEANING PITOT TUBE OF 16 INCH RAM JET IN THE 8X6 FOOT WIND TUNNEL NASA Identifier: C-1950-25677
Mercury Project, NASA history collection
A Mercury-Redstone launch vehicle awaits test-firing in the Redstone Test Stand during the late 1950s. Between 1953 and 1960, the rocket team at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama performed hundreds of tes... More
X-15 #1 rollout on ramp. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
This photo shows the X-15-1 (56-6670) rocket powered research aircraft as it was rolled out in 1958. At this time, the XLR-99 rocket engine was not ready, so to make the low-speed flights (below Mach 3), the X-... More
Early Rockets, NASA history collection
Test firing of a Redstone Missile at Redstone Test Stand in the early 1950's. The Redstone was a high-accuracy, liquid-propelled, surface-to-surface missile developed by the von Braun Team under the management ... More
Wernher von Braun, NASA history collection
Dr. von Braun stands beside a model of the upper stage (Earth-returnable stage) of the three-stage launch vehicle built for the series of the motion picture productions of space flight produced by Walt Disney i... More
Present Day -- Delta II. NASA public domain image colelction.
A Boeing Delta II rocket lights its main engine and nine solid-fueled boosters. The Delta launch vehicle program was initiated in the late 1950s by NASA. The Delta II has nearly a 99 percent mission success rat... More
NASA X-2, Dryden history gallery
E-2822 This inflight photograph of the X-2 (46-674) shows the twin set of shock-diamonds, characteristic of supersonic conditions in the exhaust plume from the two-chamber rocket engine. The Curtiss-Wright XLR-... More
16 INCH RAM JET IN TEST SECTION OF 8X6 FOOT SUPERSONIC WIND TUNNEL
16 INCH RAM JET IN TEST SECTION OF 8X6 FOOT SUPERSONIC WIND TUNNEL NASA Identifier: C-1950-25073
NASA X-15, Dryden history gallery
EC93-41012-6 NASA research pilot Milt Thompson is seen here with the mock-up of X-15 #3 that was later installed at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. Milton 0. Thompson was a research... More
NASA X-15, Dryden history gallery
EC93-41012-5 NASA research pilot Milt Thompson stands next to a mock-up of X-15 number 3 that was later installed at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. Milton 0. Thompson was a researc... More
E17 Drag Research Model, NASA history collection
Description: (September 8, 1950) Technician Durwood Dereng prepares to pull the external-power plug from an E17 drag-research model at Wallops, September 8, 1950...Center: GSFC WF .Image # : L-67386
X-15 mock-up with test pilot Milt Thompson
NASA research pilot Milt Thompson stands next to a mock-up of X-15 number 3 that was later installed at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. Milton 0. Thompson was a research pilot, Chie... More
Early Rockets, NASA history collection
Bumper Wac liftoff at the Long Range Proving Ground located at Cape Canaveral, Florida. At White Sands, New Mexico, the German rocket team experimented with a two-stage rocket called Bumper Wac, which intended ... More
NACA Technician Cleans a Ramjet in 8- by 6-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel
A technician at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory cleans the pitot tube on a 16-inch diameter ramjet in the 8- by 6-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel. Pitot tub... More
Highest Honors for Game-Changing Innovation
In 1951, the Collier Trophy was awarded again to John Stack and associates at the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory for the development and use of the slotted-throat wind tunnel. Stack, head of Compressi... More
X-1 on display, NASA history collection
A Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1 series aircraft on display at an Open House at NACA Muroc Flight Test Unit or High-Speed Flight Research Station hangar on South Base of Edwards Air Force Base, California. (The ... More
X-1 on display, NASA history collection
A Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1 series aircraft on display at an Open House at NACA Muroc Flight Test Unit or High-Speed Flight Research Station hangar on South Base of Edwards Air Force Base, California. (The ... More
TWO ROCKET INJECTORS USING WATER FLOW AND LIQUID NITROGEN FLOW
TWO ROCKET INJECTORS USING WATER FLOW AND LIQUID NITROGEN FLOW NASA Identifier: C-1951-27692
ROCKET MISSILE UNMOUNTED AND MOUNTED ON F-82 AIRPLANE
ROCKET MISSILE UNMOUNTED AND MOUNTED ON F-82 AIRPLANE NASA Identifier: C-1951-28898
RM-10 Research Model NASA history collection
(February 6, 1951) Technician Durwood Dereng measures elevation of double Deacon booster prior to launch of RM-10 research model at Wallops, February 6, 1951...Image # : L-69519
X-1-2 on ramp with pilots Robert Champine and Herb Hoover
The Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1-2 and two of the NACA pilots that flew the aircraft. The one on the viewer's left is Robert Champine with the other being Herbert Hoover. Champine made a total of 13 flights in... More
ROCKET MISSILE UNMOUNTED AND MOUNTED ON F-82 AIRPLANE
ROCKET MISSILE UNMOUNTED AND MOUNTED ON F-82 AIRPLANE NASA Identifier: C-1951-28899
X-1-2 on ramp with pilots Robert Champine and Herb Hoover
The Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1-2 and two of the NACA pilots that flew the aircraft. The one on the viewer's left is Robert Champine with the other being Herbert Hoover. Champine made a total of 13 flights in... More
HEATED JET MODEL IN 18X18 INCH SUPERSONIC TUNNEL FOR STUDIES IN A MOVI...
HEATED JET MODEL IN 18X18 INCH SUPERSONIC TUNNEL FOR STUDIES IN A MOVING STREAM NASA Identifier: C-1951-27975
TWO ROCKET INJECTORS USING WATER FLOW AND LIQUID NITROGEN FLOW
TWO ROCKET INJECTORS USING WATER FLOW AND LIQUID NITROGEN FLOW NASA Identifier: C-1951-27691
BUFFING FINISH ON THIOKOL ROCKET MISSILE
BUFFING FINISH ON THIOKOL ROCKET MISSILE NASA Identifier: C-1952-30786
Various Rocket Installations at Rocket Laboratory
Description (January 15, 1952) An engineer operating a rig used for studying film-cooling of combustors. In this method of cooling, a film of relatively cool air is maintained between the hot gases and the comb... More
NASA Early Rockets, Army ballistic missile agency
The image depicts Redstone missile being erected. The Redstone ballistic missile was a high-accuracy, liquid-propelled, surface-to-surface missile developed by Army Ballistic Missile Agency, Redstone Arsenal, i... More
NASA D-558-1 Skystreak, Dryden history gallery
E-713 This 1952 NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station inflight photograph of the Douglas D-558-1 #3 Skystreak. Even with partial cloud cover the white aircraft was easy to see. The D-558-1 reflected NACA (Nat... More
NACA pilot A. Scott Crossfield next to the D-558-2 after first Mach 2 ...
Description: (November 20, 1953) NACA pilot A. Scott Crossfield next to the D-558-2 after first Mach 2 flight...Albert S. Scott; Crossfield joined the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA--the pred... More
The First Redstone Rocket Firing
Full Description: (August 20, 1953) The first Redstone was fired at Cape Canaveral, Florida on August 20, 1953. Redstone was the first major rocket development program for United States by the Peenemuende group... More
The first Redstone was fired at Cape Canaveral, Florida on August 20, ...
The first Redstone was fired at Cape Canaveral, Florida on August 20, 1953. Redstone was the first major rocket development program for United States by the Peenemuende group led by Dr. Wernher von Braun. The R... More
NASA Early Rockets, Army ballistic missile agency
U.S. Army Redstone Rocket: The Redstone ballistic missile was a high-accuracy, liquid-propelled, surface-to-surface missile developed by the Army Ballistic Missile Agency, Redstone Arsenal, in Huntsville, Alaba... More
D-558-2 Aircraft on lakebed. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
Viewed in this 1954 photograph is the NACA High Speed Flight Research Station's D-558-2 #2 (144), an all rocket powered Skyrocket. Like the X-1, the D-558-2 had a fuselage shaped like a .50 caliber bullet. Unli... More
AUXILIARY INLET MODEL IN NO. 1 SUPERSONIC TUNNEL
AUXILIARY INLET MODEL IN NO. 1 SUPERSONIC TUNNEL NASA Identifier: C-1955-37479
GENERAL ELECTRIC GE R-20 5500 POUND ROCKET ENGINE AND INJECTOR TO SHOW...
GENERAL ELECTRIC GE R-20 5500 POUND ROCKET ENGINE AND INJECTOR TO SHOW CONSTRUCTION NASA Identifier: C-1955-37771
5000 POUND EXPERIMENTAL TUBULAR ROCKET
5000 POUND EXPERIMENTAL TUBULAR ROCKET NASA Identifier: C-1955-37903 Public domain photograph of NASA Glenn Research Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
DETONATION RIG - SCALE MODEL SCRUBBER OF CELL 22 OLD ROCKET LABORATORY...
DETONATION RIG - SCALE MODEL SCRUBBER OF CELL 22 OLD ROCKET LABORATORY LOCATED IN PICNIC AREA BEFORE DETONATION TESTS NASA Identifier: C-1955-40434
NASA EJECTOR SHROUD CONFIGURATION SETUP - Glenn Research Center Histor...
EJECTOR SHROUD CONFIGURATION SETUP NASA Identifier: C-1955-40379 Public domain photograph of NASA Glenn Research Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
VISIT - NACA PERSONNEL AND CONGRESSMAN BAUMHART LOOKING OVER FACILITIE...
VISIT - NACA PERSONNEL AND CONGRESSMAN BAUMHART LOOKING OVER FACILITIES IN COMPRESSOR AND TURBINE WING C&T WING OF THE ENGINE RESEARCH BUILDING ERB NASA Identifier: C-1955-40370
High-Energy Propellant Rocket Firing at the Rocket Lab
A rocket using high-energy propellant is fired from the Rocket Laboratory at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory. The Rocket Lab was a collection of ten one... More
Early Rockets. NASA public domain image colelction.
Launch of a three-stage Vanguard (SLV-7) from Cape Canaveral, Florida, September 18, 1959. Designated Vanguard III, the 100-pound satellite was used to study the magnetic field and radiation belt. In September ... More
2 CONE SUPERSONIC INLET MODEL MACH 2.95 IN BLOCK TUNNEL
2 CONE SUPERSONIC INLET MODEL MACH 2.95 IN BLOCK TUNNEL NASA Identifier: C-1956-43393
X-1E on Lakebed with Collapsed Nose Gear
This photo was taken June 18, 1956 on Rogers Dry Lakebed after Flight 7 of the Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1E with NACA High-Speed Flight Station test pilot Joseph `Joe' Walker at the controls. The first genera... More
ROCKET TUNNEL DIVERGENT AND STRAIGHT SECTIONS
ROCKET TUNNEL DIVERGENT AND STRAIGHT SECTIONS NASA Identifier: C-1956-41756
D-558-2 Aircraft on lakebed. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
Viewed in this 1954 photograph is the NACA High Speed Flight Research Station's D-558-2 #2 (144), an all rocket powered Skyrocket. Like the X-1, the D-558-2 had a fuselage shaped like a .50 caliber bullet. Unli... More
STING FOR ROCKET TUNNEL STUDY MODEL FOR ROCKET TUNNEL
STING FOR ROCKET TUNNEL STUDY MODEL FOR ROCKET TUNNEL NASA Identifier: C-1956-42371
ROCKET TUNNEL DIVERGENT AND STRAIGHT SECTIONS
ROCKET TUNNEL DIVERGENT AND STRAIGHT SECTIONS NASA Identifier: C-1956-41757
NASA ALTITUDE ROCKET TEST RIG - Glenn Research Center History
ALTITUDE ROCKET TEST RIG NASA Identifier: C-1956-43521 Public domain photograph of NASA rocket launch, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph of NASA Glenn ... More
ROCKET SLED DEMONSTRATION BY LIEUTENANT COLONEL JOHN STAPP AT HANGAR -...
ROCKET SLED DEMONSTRATION BY LIEUTENANT COLONEL JOHN STAPP AT HANGAR - VOLUNTEER IN SEAT IS A HOWARD HASBROOK NASA Identifier: C-1956-41773
X-1E on Lakebed with Collapsed Nose Gear
This photo was taken June 18, 1956 on Rogers Dry Lakebed after Flight 7 of the Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1E with NACA High-Speed Flight Station test pilot Joseph `Joe' Walker at the controls. The first genera... More
NEW SHROUD INSTALLATION ON B-58 MODEL
NEW SHROUD INSTALLATION ON B-58 MODEL NASA Identifier: C-1956-42995
Officials of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency
(1956) Hermann Oberth (forefront) with officials of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency at Huntsville, Alabama in 1956. Left to right around Oberth: 1) Dr. Ernst Stuhlinger (seated). 2) Major General H.N. Toftoy,... More
ROCKET TUNNEL DIVERGENT AND STRAIGHT SECTIONS
ROCKET TUNNEL DIVERGENT AND STRAIGHT SECTIONS NASA Identifier: C-1956-41755
X-2 in flight, NASA history collection
This inflight photograph of the X-2 (46-674) shows the twin set of shock-diamonds, characteristic of supersonic conditions in the exhaust plume from the two-chamber rocket engine. The Curtiss-Wright XLR-25 rock... More
X-2 in flight, NASA history collection
This inflight photograph of the X-2 (46-674) shows the twin set of shock-diamonds, characteristic of supersonic conditions in the exhaust plume from the two-chamber rocket engine. The Curtiss-Wright XLR-25 rock... More
SUPERSONIC INLET MODEL IN THE VARIABLE REYNOLDS NUMBER TUNNEL VRNT
SUPERSONIC INLET MODEL IN THE VARIABLE REYNOLDS NUMBER TUNNEL VRNT NASA Identifier: C-1956-42272
University of Maryland-Republic Terrapin Sounding Rocket H121-2681-I(...
LAL 95,647 University of Maryland-Republic Terrapin sounding rocket mounted on special launcher, September 21, 1956. Photograph published in A New Dimension Wallops Island Flight Test Range: The First Fifteen ... More
5 stage missile research rocket - Wallops Island 1957
L57-4827 caption: "Take off of a five-stage missile research rocket from Wallops Island in 1957. The first two stages propelled the model to about 100,000 feet; the last three stages were fired on a descending ... More
ICING ON DOUGLAS FIN INLET. Public domain image, NASA.
ICING ON DOUGLAS FIN INLET NASA Identifier: C-1957-43885 Public domain photograph of NASA Glenn Research Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Vanguard rocket explodes on launch pad
Test of Vanguard launch vehicle for U.S. International Geophysical Year (IGY) program to place satellite in Earth orbit to determine atmospheric density and conduct geodetic measurements. Malfunction in first s... More
Jupiter Missile on test stand. NASA public domain image colelction.
Installation of a Jupiter Missile in ABMA (Army Ballistic Missile Agency) West Test Stand, Jan. 16, 1957. Jupiter was a 1500-mile range missile
NASA Jupiter rocket - Early Rockets, Army ballistic missile agency
The Jupiter rocket was designed and developed by the Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA). ABMA launched the Jupiter-A at Cape Canaveral, Florida, on March 1, 1957. The Jupiter vehicle was a direct derivative o... More
Jupiter-C, the first American Satellite, Explorer 1 launcher
America’s first scientific satellite, the Explorer I, carried the radiation detection experiment designed by Dr. James Van Allen and discovered the Van Allen Radiation Belt. It was launched aboard a modified re... More