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These are four unassembled Miniroc flying rocket models built by Model Products. The models have pasteboard bodies, balsa fins, and plastic parachutes. A solid propellant rocket motor propels the model, and then at the end of the vertical flight it forces the release of a parachute. The model is then retrieved and can be used again. Not included in this kit are the motor, the launch controller that is used to ignite the motor, and the launch pad from which the model is launched. These models were donated by G. Harry Stine, one of the American pioneers in the field of flying rocket and missile models.

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 Products Corporation
Dimensions Other (retail box): 16 3/4 × 5 1/4 × 1 in. (42.5 × 13.3 × 2.5cm)
Materials Cardboard
Wood
Plastic
Steel
Nylon-Thread
Inventory Number A19930719000 Credit Line Gift of G. Harry Stine Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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