Rocket Body, Solid Fuel, Ryusei, Japanese Festival
Cylinder, tapering, with wider base at bottom than top, and 2.5 inch diameter hole at base center to serve as the exhaust exit to eject gases when fired. Hole in top center of rocket body, for communicating ignition flame for rocket's special pyrotechnical effects upon reaching its maximum altitude, bound with split bamboo, burn hole at top of lower end.
Created by
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Date Created
03/08/2022
Source
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Keywords
Rockets; Space
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