SP-4401 - NASA SOUNDING ROCKETS, 1958-1968: A Historical Summary

 

 APPENDIX B - Continued

[118-121] NASA Sounding Rocket Flights - Solar Physics

 

 

NASA rocket

Date

Firing site

Rocket Performance a

Affiliation/experimenter

Purpose

Overall flight result a

.

.

1960

.

.

3.01 GS

Mar. 1

Wl

S

GSFC/Hallam

Solar studies

X

3.02 GS

Mar. 3

Wl

S

GSFC/Hallam

Solar studies

X

3.03 GS

Apr. 27

Wl

X

GSFC/Hallam

Solar studies

X

3.04 GS

May 25

WS

X

GSFC/Hallam

Solar studies

X

.

.

1961

.

.

4.25 GS

Sept. 30

WS

S

GSFC/Behring

Solar studies

S

.

.

1962

.

.

4.23 US

July 24

WS

S

U. Colo./Lindsay

Sunfollower

P

4.21 US

Nov. 27

WS

S

Harvard/Lindsay

Solar studies

X

.

.

1963

.

.

4.61 AS

June 20

WS

S

NRL/Packer

Coronagraph

P

4.62 AS

June 28

WS

S

NRL/Packer

Coronagraph

P

4.77 GS

July 20

WS

S

GSFC/Wolff

Solar studies

X

4.22 US

Sept. 6

WS

S

Harvard/Lindsay

Solar studies

S

4.78 GS

Oct. 1

WS

S

GSFC/Hallam

Solar studies

P

4.33 GS

Oct. 15

WS

S

GSFC/Muney

X-ray

S

.

.

1964

.

.

4.116 GS

Oct. 30

WS

S

GSFC/Muney

Solar studies

S

.

.

1965

.

.

4.63 GS

Mar. 17

WS

S

GSFC/Muney

Solar studies

S

4.49 GS

Apr. 12

WS

S

GSFC/Fredga

Solar studies

S

4.146 DS

Oct. 20

WS

S

NRL/Smith

1965F comet solar studies

P

4.53 GS

Oct. 26

WS

S

GSFC/Fredga

Solar studies

X

4.145 GS

Dec. 2

WS

S

GSFC/Fredga

Solar studies

S

a S = successful; P = partially successful; X = unsuccessful

NASA rocket

Date

Firing site

Rocket Performance a

Affiliation/experimenter

Purpose

Overall flight result a

.

.

1966

.

.

4.99 DS

Mar. 2

Wl

S

AFCRL/Smith

Solar studies

S

4.100 DS

Mar. 3

Wl

S

AFCRL/Smith

Solar studies

P

4.24 US

Apr. 14

WS

S

U. Colo./Dubin

Solar studies

P

4.189 DS

Apr. 28

WS

S

NRL/Smith

Solar studies

S

4.95 GS

May 20

WS

S

GSFC/Underwood

Solar X-ray

S

4.92 GS

May 20

WS

S

GSFC/Neupert

Solar spectra

S

4.101 DS

Aug. 26

Wl

S

AFCRL/Schmerling

Solar studies

S

4.153 GS

Nov. 12

WS

S

GSFC/ Underwood

Eclipse solar studies

S

4.191 DS

Nov. 12

WS

S

NRL/Smith

Eclipse solar studies

S

.

.

1967

.

.

16.05 US

Feb. 25

Wl

S

Harvard/Smith

Solar physics

X

4.102 DS

Mar. 14

Wl

S

AFCRL/Schmerling

Monochromatic extreme ultraviolet

P

4.103 DS

Mar. 22

Wl

S

AFCRL/Schmerling

Monochromatic extreme ultraviolet

S

4.168 CS

Apr. 5

WS

S

Lockheed/Weldon

Solar physics

S

4.117 GS

Apr. 24

WS

S

GSFC/Neupert

Solar X-ray

S

4.192 DS

May 9

WS

S

NRL/Smith

Solar studies

S

4.104 DS

Sept. 30

Wl

S

AFCRL/Schmerling

Monochromatic extreme ultraviolet

P

4.152 GS

Oct. 3

WS

S

GSFC/Underwood

Solar X-ray and ultraviolet

S

4.243 DS

Oct. 5

WS

S

NRL/Holtz

Solar studies

S

4.239 US

Oct. 19

WS

S

U. Colo./Glaser

Solar studies

S

.

.

1968

.

.

4.169 CS

Feb. 19

WS

S

Lockheed/Glaser

Solar physics

S

4.209 CS

Mar. 15

WS

S

AS&E/Glaser

Solar physics

P

4.244 DS

Apr. 27

WS

S

NRL/Glaser

Solar physics

S

4.245 DS

Apr. 29

WS

S

NRL/Glaser

Solar physics

S

4.230 GS

May 20

WS

S

GSFC/Fredga

Solar physics

S

4.134 DS

June 8

WS

S

NRL/Glaser

Solar physics

X

4.263 CS

June 8

WS

S

AS&E/Glaser

Solar physics

S

4.246 DS

Sept. 22

WS

S

NRL/Glaser

Solar corona

S

4.185 US

Sept. 24

WS

S

Harvard/Glaser

Solar studies

X

4.231 GS

Sept. 30

WS

S

GSFC/Behring

Solar extreme ultraviolet

S

4.248 CS

Oct. 16

WS

S

Lockheed/Glaser

Solar studies

S

4.240 US

Nov. 21

WS

S

U. Colo./Glaser

Solar physics

S

a S = successful; P = partially successful; X = unsuccessful

 

[121-125] NASA Sounding Rocket Flights - Galactic Astronomy

NASA rocket

Date

Firing site

Rocket Performance a

Affiliation/experimenter

Purpose

Overall flight result a

.

.

1960

.

.

4.04 GG

Apr. 27

Wl

P

GSFC/Kupperian

Stellar fluxes

P

4.05 GG

May 27

Wl

S

GSFC/Boggess

Stellar fluxes

P

4.06 GG

June 24

Wl

S

GSFC/Boggess

Stellar fluxes

S

4.11 GG

Nov. 22

Wl

S

GSFC/Stecher

Stellar spectra

S

.

.

1961

.

.

4.34 GG

Mar. 31

Wl

P

GSFC/Boggess

Stellar fluxes

P

9.01 GG

Sept. 18

AUS

S

GSFC/Boggess

Stellar photometry

S

9.02 GG

Oct. 4

AUS

S

GSFC/Boggess

Stellar photometry

S

9.03 GG

Nov. 1

AUS

S

GSFC/Boggess

Stellar photometry

P

9.04 GG

Nov. 20

AUS

S

GSFC/Boggess

Stellar photometry

S

.

.

1962

.

.

4.35 GG

Feb. 7

Wl

X

GSFC/Stecher

Stellar spectra

X

4.36 GG

Sept. 22

Wl

S

GSFC/Stecher

Stellar photometry

X

4.69 CG

Sept. 30

Wl

S

Lockheed/Dubin

Night sky mapping

S

4.54 UG

Oct. 30

Wl

S

U. Wis./Kupperian

Stellar studies

S

.

.

1963

.

.

4.70 CG

Mar. 16

Wl

S

Lockheed/Depew

Stellar spectra

S

4.30 GG

Mar. 28

WS

S

GSFC/Boggess

Stellar spectra

S

4.37 GG

July 19

Wl

S

GSFC/Stecher

Stellar spectra

S

4.29 GG

July 23

Wl

S

GSFC/Stecher

Stellar spectra

S

4.31 GG

Oct. 10

WS

X

GSFC/Boggess

Stellar spectra

X

.

.

1964

.

.

4.15 GG

Apr. 3

WS

S

GSFC/Boggess

Stellar spectra

X

4.81 GG

Apr. 10

WS

X

GSFC/Boggess

Stellar spectra

X

4.82 GG

Aug. 11

WS

S

GSFC/Boggess

Stellar spectra

X

4.126 GG

Aug. 22

WS

P

GSFC/Boggess

Stellar spectra

S

4.122 CG

Aug. 29

WS

S

AS&E/Roman

Stellar spectra

S

4.55 UG

Sept. 2

WI

S

U. Wis./Kupperian

Stellar spectra

S

4.120 CG

Oct. 2

WS

S

Lockheed/Roman

Stellar X-ray

S

4.123 CG

Oct. 27

WS

S

AS&E/Roman

Stellar studies

S

4.52 UG

Nov. 3

WS

P

Princeton

Stellar spectra

P

4.109 GG

Nov. 7

WS

S

GSFC/Stecher

Stellar spectra

S

4.110 GG

Nov. 14

WS

S

GSFC/Stecher

Stellar spectra

S

a S = successful; P = partially successful; X = unsuccessful

NASA rocket

Date

Firing site

Rocket Performance a

Affiliation/experimenter

Purpose

Overall flight result a

.

.

1965

.

.

4.133 UG

Mar. 6

WS

S

Princeton/Kupperian

Stellar spectra

X

4.56 GG

Mar. 13

WS

S

GSFC/Boggess

Stellar spectra

X

4 57 GG

Mar. 19

WS

S

GSFC/Boggess

Stellar studies

S

4.114 GG

Apr. 24

WS

X

GSFC/Boggess

Stellar studies

X

4.89 GG

May 5

WI

S

GSFC/Boggess

Stellar studies

X

4.17 UG

June 2

WS

S

Princeton/Kupperian

Stellar spectra

P

4.147 CG

Sept. 22

WS

S

AS&E/Roman

Celestial X-ray

S

4.121 CG

Oct. 1

WS

S

Lockheed/Roman

Stellar X-ray

S

4.151 UG

Oct. 13

WS

S

Princeton/Kupperian

Stellar spectra

S

4.155 GG

Nov. 30

WS

S

GSFC/Scolnik

Stellar spectra

S

.

.

1966

.

.

4.90 GG

Jan. 18

WI

S

GSFC/Wright

Stellar spectra

X

4.50 UG

Feb. 2

WS

S

Princeton/Kupperian

Stellar spectra

S

4.148 CG

Mar. 8

WS

S

AS&E/Roman

Stellar X-ray

S

4.171 UG

May 18

WI

S

U. Wis./Roman

Stellar studies

P

4.51 UG

May 24

WS

P

Princeton/Kupperian

Stellar spectra

P

4.159 GG

July 16

WS

S

GSFC/Stecher

Stellar spectra

S

4.144 DG

July 19

WS

P

NRL/Roman

Stellar spectra

X

4.176 UG

Sept. 20

WS

S

Princeton/Kupperian

Stellar spectra

S

4.149 CG

Oct.12

WS

S

AS&E/Roman

X-ray astronomy

S

4.154 GG

Nov.21

WS

S

GSFC/Stecher

Stellar spectra

S

4.182 UG

Dec.13

BRAZ

S

Catholic U./Roman

X-ray astronomy

S

a S = successful; P = partially successful; X = unsuccessful

NASA rocket

Date

Firing site

Rocket Performance a

Affiliation/experimenter

Purpose

Overall flight result a

.

.

1967

.

.

4.160 GG

Mar. 3

WS

S

GSFC/Stecher

Stellar spectra

S

4.84 UG

Mar. 3

WS

S

Cornell/Roman

Stellar infrared

S

4.194 DG

Mar. 17

WS

S

NRL/Roman

Stellar spectra

S

4.204 GG

Apr. 1

WS

P

GSFC/Stecher

Stellar spectra

P

4.186 UG

Apr. 7

WS

S

Princeton/Kupperian

Stellar spectra

P

4.157 GG

May 5

WS

S

GSFC/Evans

Stellar spectra

P

4.203 UG

May 5

WS

S

Princeton/Roman

Stellar spectra

X

4.210 GG

June 2

WS

S

GSFC/Smith

Stellar spectra

S

4.190 UG

July 8

WS

S

MIT/Roman

X-ray spectra

S

4.172 UG

Aug. 4

WS

S

U. Wis./Roman

Stellar ultraviolet

S

4.187 CG

Aug. 26

WS

S

Lockheed/Roman

Stellar X-ray

S

4.158 GG

Oct. 27

WS

S

GSFC/Evans

Stellar spectra

P

4.226 UG

Nov. 1

WS

S

Princeton/Roman

Stellar spectra

S

4.229 DG

Nov. 4

WS

S

NRL/Roman

Stellar spectra

P

4.228 CG

Nov. 20

WS

S

AS&E/Roman

Stellar X-ray

X

4.219 GG

Dec. 6

WS

S

GSFC/Smith

Stellar ultraviolet

P

.

.

1968

.

.

4.205 GG

Jan. 26

WS

S

GSFC/Stecher

Stellar spectra

P

4.261 CG

Feb. 2

WS

S

AS&E/Roman

Stellar X-ray

X

4.220 GG

Feb. 2

WS

S

GSFC/Stecher

Stellar spectra

S

4.177 UG

Mar. 1

WS

S

Cornell/Roman

Infrared radiation

S

4.255 GG

Mar. 22

WS

S

GSFC/Smith

Stellar spectra

S

14.241 IG

Apr. 22

IND

S

India-Japan

X-ray astronomy

X

14.260 IG

Apr. 24

IND

S

India-Japan

X-ray astronomy

X

4.227 UG

May 3

WS

S

Princeton/Roman

Stellar spectra

S

4.196 UG

May 3

WS

X

Colo. Rad. Lab./Thaddeus

X-ray astronomy

X

4.221 GG

May 17

WS

S

GSFC/Kondo

Stellar spectra

S

4.173 UG

May 25

WS

S

U. Wis./Roman

Stellar spectra

X

4.236 UG

July 27

WS

S

Colo. Rad. Lab./Roman

Stellar X-ray

S

4.225 UG

July 27

WS

S

MlT/Roman

Stellar X-ray

S

4.174 UG

Sept. 21

WS

S

U. Wis./Roman

Stellar spectra

S

4.265 DG

Oct. 10

WS

S

NRL/Roman

Stellar spectra

X

12.13 GT-GG

Oct. 26

WS

S

GSFC/Busse

Rocket test

S

14.261 IG

Nov. 7

IND

S

India

X-ray astronomy

S

4.268 UG

Nov. 15

WS

S

Princeton/Roman

Stellar spectra

S

4.264 CG

Dec. 6

WS

S

AS&E/Roman

X-ray astronomy

S

4.178 UG

Dec. 20

WS

S

Cornell/Roman

Infrared radiation

S

a S = successful; P = partially successful; X = unsuccessful

 

[125-126] NASA Sounding Rocket Flights - Radio Astronomy

NASA rocket

Date

Firing site

Rocket Performance a

Affiliation/experimenter

Purpose

Overall flight result a

.

.

1962

.

.

11.02 UR

Sept. 22

WI

S

U. Mich./Coates

Radio astronomy

S

.

.

1964

.

.

8.33 GR

Oct. 23

WI

S

GSFC/Stone

Radio astronomy

S

.

.

1965

.

.

11.03 UR

June 30

WI

S

U. Mich./Roman

Radio astronomy

S

14.75 GR

Sept. 9

WI

S

GSFC/Stone

Radio propagation

S

.

.

1966

.

.

8.44 GR

May 20

WI

S

GSFC/Stone

Radio astronomy

S

.

.

1967

.

.

16.03 GR

Aug. 30

WI

S

GSFC/Stone

Radio astronomy

X

.

.

1968

.

.

14.346 GR

Mar. 28

WI

S

GSFC/Stone

Radio astronomy

S

a S = successful; P = partially successful; X = unsuccessful


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