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This is an unasembled flying model rocket kit in its original box. Made by Model Missiles, the kit is based on the Arcon sounding rocket. The rocket body is pasteboard, the nose cone is plastic, the fins are balsa wood, and the parachute is plastic. The kit also contains three motors and a wooden launch stand.

G. Harry Stine, a pioneer in the field of model rockets, donated this artifact to NASM 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 United States of America Type MODELS-Missiles & Rockets Manufacturer Model Missiles, Inc.
 Dimensions Other (box): 4 1/8 x 18 3/8 x 1 5/8 in., 0.4kg (10.5 x 46.7 x 4.1cm, 7/8lb.)
 Materials Retail and interior boxes, body tube: Cardboard
Base peices, fin: Wood (fin is balsa wood)
Parachute, motor mount, red piece in nose cone: Plastic
Instructions, parachute papers: Paper
Guide rod, jet deflector plate: Steel
Staple, nail: Iron
Telescoping launching rail tube, launching lug: Aluminum
Shroud line: Cotton
Motors: Paper, Adhesive, Ceramic
Shock cord: Rubber
Nose cone: Vinyl
Decal, Adhesive tape discs: Paper, Adhesive
 Inventory Number A19930625000 Credit Line Gift of G. Harry Stine Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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