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This is a unbuilt Alpha flying rocket model kit. Included are two body tubes, an oval nosecone, a white and orange parachute with white strings and attached rubber band, a balsa sheet for fins, miscellaneous parts, and instruction sheet included. Once the motors stopped burning the parachute deployed and the model gently returned to Earth for reuse. Estes Industries made the model and donated it to the museum in 1996.

 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 United States of America Type MODELS-Missiles & Rockets Dimensions Other (large tube): 3/4 x 7 3/4in. (1.9 x 19.7cm)
Other (small tube): 3/4 x 2 3/4in. (1.9 x 7cm)
Storage: 30.5 x 27.9 x 5.1cm (12 x 11 x 2 in.)
 Materials Cardboard - Pasteboard
Wood- Balsa
Plastic
Paper
String
Rubber
Ink
Adhesive
Tape
 Inventory Number A19960463000 Credit Line GIFT OF ESTES INDUSTRIES. Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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