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Motor, Model Rocket, Coaster Super Jet

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This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum, it is either on loan or in storage.

Motor, Model Rocket, Coaster Super Jet

 

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Manufacturer:   Coaster Corp.

Country of Origin: United States of America

Dimensions:
8" x 1 1/8" Diameter

Materials:
Pasteboard Paper Unknown Propellant

This is an unflown Coaster Super Jet model rocket motor from 1960. It is made of pasteboard and contains non-explosive propellant. The motor produces 45 lbs of static thrust, making it one of the more powerful motors sold commercially. A motor is used only once to power a model rocket. G. Harry Stine, a pioneer in the field of flying rocket models, donated this artifact to NASM in 1973.

Gift of G. Harry Stine


Inventory number: A19930480000