Loki booster, cylindrical, with 4 fixed long, clipped delta fins, cruciform, at end, with protruding nozzle; conical nose, flat on top, with circular opening in center, 1.75 inches in diameter, to accomodate Dart payload section; Dart, cylindrical, with 4 smaller fixed clipped delta fins, and tapered shaft protruding from end, to fit into Loki booster; long, sharp tapering ogival nosecone; Loki and Dart both glossy white or creme color; dart shaft, metallic gray; one oval and canted exhaust-like hole between two fins on Dart, serving as the exit for the explosive charge which separates the instrument and parachute from the Dart body, at peak altitude.
Created by
Mark Avino
Date Created
06/05/2019
Source
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Keywords
Rockets; Space
Rights and Restrictions
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