Shown here is a booster rocket for the JB-2 Loon submarine-launched guided missile. Built by Aeroject Engineering Corporation, the booster produced a thrust of 33,000 pounds for half a second. Unlike the standard booster, which used four separate solid-fuel JATOs that burned longer--for two seconds--this unit embodied the Navy's desire to adapt a "zero-length" launch capability to the Loon. The Navy conducted tests with this variant booster aboard the USS Cusk off the California coast in 1947-1948.

The Navy canceled the Loon program in 1950 in favor of the longer-range and more accurate Regulus I guided missile.

Transferred from the U.S. Navy.

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

ca. 1948

Country of Origin

United States of America

Type

CRAFT-Missile & Rocket Parts

Manufacturer

Aerojet Engineering Corp.

Dimensions

3-D (Overall): 370.8 × 76.2 × 96.5cm (12 ft. 2 in. × 2 ft. 6 in. × 3 ft. 2 in.)

Materials

Ferrous Alloy
Paint
Cement

Inventory Number

A20070063001

Credit Line

Donated by U.S. Navy

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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