This is a prototype flying Star Hawk rocket model built by Model Products during the late 1950s or 1960s. It was used as the basis for the actual production models sold to the public. The model has a pasteboard body, and plastic fins, nosecone, and parachute. 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. The model is launched from a launch pad, with a hand-held launch controller being used to ignite the motor.
G. Harry Stine, one of the American pioneers in the field of flying rocket and missile models, donated the model to the Smithsonian 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 Products Corporation
Dimensions
Other: 1ft 1 1/2in. x 3 1/4in. (34.29 x 8.26cm)
Materials
Cardboard
Plastic
Cotton
Paper
Paint
Adhesive
Ink
Inventory Number
A19930831000
Credit Line
Gift of G. Harry Stine
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
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