Reentry Vehicle, Jupiter IRBM, Able-Baker
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Reentry Vehicle, Jupiter IRBM, Able-Baker
Recovered conical ballistic missile reentry vehicle that carried the monkeys Able and Baker downrange; ablative coating has been removed; white plastic coating similarly removed; some peeling of plastic around base.
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Reentry Vehicle, Jupiter IRBM, Able-Baker
Recovered conical ballistic missile reentry vehicle that carried the monkeys Able and Baker downrange; ablative coating has been removed; white plastic coating similarly removed; some peeling of plastic around base.
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There are restrictions for re-using this media. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page.
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Reentry Vehicle, Jupiter IRBM, Able-Baker
Recovered conical ballistic missile reentry vehicle that carried the monkeys Able and Baker downrange; ablative coating has been removed; white plastic coating similarly removed; some peeling of plastic around base.
Display Status:
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
On May 28, 1959, a U.S. Jupiter missile carried this reentry capsule and its payload of two live monkeys, Able and Baker, to an altitude of 300 miles (483 kilometers). The capsule travelled nearly 2000 miles (3220 km) downrange at a maximum speed of 2000 mph (3220 kph). Able and Baker were recovered safely at the end of the flight, proving that life could be sustained in a weightless environment. The capsule was transferred to the Smithsonian by the U.S. Army Ballistic Missile Agency in 1960.
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Inventory Number
A19610041000
Credit Line
Transferred from the United States Army Ballistic Missile Agency.
Manufacturer
U.S. Army
Country of Origin
United States of America
Materials
Metal - formerly had white plastic coating in place of the ablative material, but this plastic coating has been removed
Dimensions
Overall: 104 in. high x 54 in. wide at base (264.2 x 137.2cm)
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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Type
CRAFT-Missile & Rocket Parts