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This is a Czech made flying rocket model, the Astra. The manufacturer is unknown. The model has a Kraft paper body, balsa fins, plastic nose and a paper parachute. A solid propellant rocket motor propels the model, and then at the end of the vertical flight it forces the release of the parachute. The model is then retrieved and can be used again. G. Harry Stine donated this model in 1973.

 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
Country of Origin Czechoslovakia Type MODELS-Missiles & Rockets Manufacturer Unknown
 Dimensions Model: 11 1/8 × 4 11/16 × 4 11/16 in. (28.3 × 11.9 × 11.9cm)
 Materials Cardboard, Wood, Plastic, Paint, Adhesive, Rubber, Nylon, Steel
 Inventory Number A19930774000 Credit Line Gift of G. Harry Stine Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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