Cylindrical, with slight taper towards front; four delta fins, cruciform, along side of body; four shorter, rectangular fins at rear; magnesium corrosion on rear fins; body, hollow, except for bundle of thin electrical wires, with plastic insulation; body, white overall, except for longer, front fins, one white, next black, next white, next orange; missing nose.
Rear section, aluminum;
middle section, aluminum shell with composite covering;
top or nose section, composite with some internal sections of aluminum;
rear fins, magnesium;
forward fins, possibly composite;
steel screws;
wire strands inside missile, with plastic insulation
Created by
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Date Created
12/01/2021
Source
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Keywords
Military; Missiles; Space
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