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These are three unassembled flying rocket models built by Estes Industries - Screamer, Mosquito, and Mini Bertha. The models have pasteboard bodies, balsa nosecones and fins, and plastic parachutes. A solid propellant rocket motor propels the models, and then at the end of the vertical flight it forces the release of a parachute. The models are then retrieved and can be used again. Not included in this kit are the motors, the launch controller that is used to ignite the motor, and the launch pad from which the model is launched.

G. Harry Stine, one of the American pioneers in the hobby of flying models, 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 Estes Industries, Inc.
 Dimensions Other (retail package): 1 x 13 x 5 1/2in., 0.2lb. (2.5 x 33 x 14cm, 0.1kg)
 Materials Plastic, Cardboard, Paper, Wood, Cotton, Rubber, Steel, Adhesive
 Inventory Number A19930666000 Credit Line Gift of G. Harry Stine Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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