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This is a Space Probe flying rocket model built by Coaster Corporation. The model has a pasteboard body, balsa fins and a plastic parachute. A solid propellant rocket motor propels the model 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.

G. Harry Stine donated the model to the Museum 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 Coaster Corp.
 Dimensions Other: 2 x 32 x 5in. (5.1 x 81.3 x 12.7cm)
 Materials Cardboard, Wood, Paint, Cotton, Adhesive
 Inventory Number A19930778000 Credit Line Gift of G. Harry Stine Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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