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This is an unassembled Microsonde 3 flying rocket model built by Model Products. The model has a pasteboard body, plastic nose, balsa fins, and a plastic parachute. A solid propellant rocket motor propels the model up to an altitude of 2,000 feet, 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. 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.

G. Harry Stine, one of the American pioneers in the field of flying rockets and missiles, donated this model.

 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): 2 1/2in. x 1ft 1/2in. x 6in., 0.4lb. (6.35 x 31.75 x 15.2cm, 0.2kg)
Other (model): 25in. (63.5cm)
 Materials Cardboard
Paper
Plastic
Wood
Adhesive
Fiberglass
Cotton
Synthetic Fabric
 Inventory Number A19930732000 Credit Line Gift of G. Harry Stine Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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