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This is the original box art, half-scale concept design, for the world's first mass-marketed flying model rocket kit, created ca. late Winter-early Spring 1957-1958. The artist was under contract to the firm of Model Missiles, Inc., Denver, Colorado, who produced the kit. The model was based on the U.S. Navy's Aerobee-Hi sounding rocket.

G. Harry Stine, an American pioneer in the field of flying rocket models, donated this artifact to the museum.

 Display Status

This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Date 1957-1958 Country of Origin United States of America Type ART-Paintings Medium Box Art, Flying Model Rocket, Kit, Aerobee-Hi Manufacturer Model Missiles, Inc.
 Dimensions 2-D - Unframed (H x W): 15.7 × 50.8cm (6 3/16 in. × 1 ft. 8 in.)
 Inventory Number A19930621000 Credit Line Gift of G. Harry Stine Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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