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

 

 APPENDIX B - Continued

 

[126-127] NASA Sounding Rocket Flights - Biology

NASA rocket

Date

Firing site

Rocket Performance a

Affiliation/experimenter

Purpose

Overall flight result a

.

.

1961

.

.

11.04 GB

Nov. 15

PMR

S

GSFC/Campbell

BIOS I

X

11.05 GB

Nov. 18

PMR

P

GSFC/Campbell

BIOS I

X

.

.

1965

.

.

4.150 GA-GI-GB

Sept. 28

WS

S

GSFC/Berg

Micrometeoroids; ionosphere; micro-organisms

S

.

.

1967

.

.

4.213 NB

Dec. 5

WI

S

Wallops/ Belleville

Gravity preference

S

.

.

1968

.

.

4.214 NB

June 24

WI

S

Wallops/Belleville

Gravity preference

S

4.215 NB

Nov. 21

WI

S

Wallops/Belleville

Gravity preference

S

.

 

[127-129] NASA Sounding Rocket Flights - Special Projects

NASA rocket

Date

Firing site

Rocket Performance a

Affiliation/experimenter

Purpose

Overall flight result a

.

.

1960

.

.

1.03 GP

Sept. 15

FC

S

GSFC/Baumann

Arctic meteorological photographic probe (AMPP)

S

1.05 GP

Sept. 24

FC

S

GSFC/Baumann

AMPP

P

4.43 GP

Oct. 5

FC

S

NRL/Baumann

AMPP

S

.

.

1961

.

.

4.38 NP

Feb. 5

WI

S

LeRC/Gold

Hydrogen 0 g

P

4.39 NP

Apr. 21

WI

S

LeRC/Gold

Hydrogen 0 g

S

1.04 GP

May 17

FC

S

GSFC/Baumann

AMPP

P

1.06 GP

May 19

FC

S

GSFC/Baumann

AMPP

S

4.42 NP

Aug. 12

Wl

S

LeRC/Plohr

Hydrogen 0 g

P

4.40 NP

Oct. 18

Wl

S

LeRC/Regetz

Hydrogen 0 g

S

.

.

1962

.

.

4.41 NP

Feb. 17

Wl

S

LeRC/Dillon

Hydrogen 0 g

S

4.46 NP

May 8

WS

S

JPL/Brown

Radar

X

4.26 NP

June 20

Wl

S

LeRC/Flagge

Hydrogen 0 g

P

4.71 UP

June 29

Wl

S

JHU/Depew

Airglow

S

4.72 UP

June 29

Wl

S

JHU/Depew

Airglow

S

4.47 NP

July 10

WS

S

JPL/Brown

Radar

X

4.27 NP

Nov. 18

Wl

S

LeRC/Corpas

Hydrogen 0 g

S

.

.

1963

.

.

4.66 NP

May 14

WS

S

LeRC/Kinard

Paraglider

X

4.28 NP

June 19

Wl

S

LeRC/Corpas

Hydrogen 0 g

P

4.32 NP

Sept. 11

Wl

S

LeRC/Corpas

Hydrogen 0 g

S

.

.

1964

.

.

4.67 NP

June 10

WS

S

LeRC/Kinard

Paraglider

S

4.13 GP-GT

Sept. 26

Wl

S

GSFC/Busse

Rocket test; other

S

.

.

1965

.

.

4.105 NP

June 30

WS

S

JPL/Gaugler

High-altitude radar

X

.

.

1966

.

.

4.106 NP

May 9

WS

S

JPL/Gaugler

High-altitude radar

S

.

.

1967

.

.

15.13 UP

June 21

Wl

X

Dudley Obs./Dubin

Chaff

X

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

 

[129-131] NASA Sounding Rocket Flights - Test and Support

 

NASA rocket

Date

Firing site

Rocket Performance a

Affiliation/experimenter

Purpose

Overall flight result a

.

.

1959

.

.

2.01 GT

May 14

Wl

X

GSFC/Medrow

Rocket test

S

2.02 GT

May 15

Wl

X

GSFC/Medrow

Rocket test

S

2.03 GT

May 15

Wl

X

GSFC/Medrow

Rocket test

X

2.04 GT

Aug. 7

Wl

X

GSFC/Medrow

Rocket test

X

2.05 GT

Aug. 7

Wl

X

GSFC/Medrow

Rocket test

X

2.06 GT

Aug. 7

Wl

X

GSFC/Medrow

Rocket test

S

8.01 GT

Dec. 22

Wl

S

GSFC/NRL/DRTE

X248 vibration test

S

.

.

1960

.

.

8.02 GT

Jan. 26

Wl

S

GSFC/NRL/DRTE

X248 vibration test

S

4.01 GT

Feb. 16

Wl

X

GSFC/Medrow

Rocket test

X

4.12 GT

Mar. 25

Wl

S

GSFC/Medrow

Rocket test

S

4.10 GT

Apr. 23

Wl

S

GSFC/Medrow

Rocket test

S

5.01 GT

July 22

Wl

S

GSFC/Sorgnit

Rocket test

S

3.28 GT

Aug. 9

WI

S

GSFC/Sorgnit

Rocket test

S

5.02 GT

Oct. 18

WI

S

GSFC/Sorgnit

Rocket test

S

3.29 GT

Nov. 3

WI

S

GSFC/Sorgnit

Rocket test

S

.

.

1961

.

.

3.36 GT

Jan. 17

WI

S

GSFC/Sorgnit

Rocket test

S

5.03 GT

Jan. 19

WI

X

GSFC/Sorgnit

Rocket test

P

10.49 GT

Mar. 15

WI

S

GSFC/Sorgnit

Cajun fin test

S

4.19 GT

Apr. 14

WI

S

GSFC/Russell

Attitude control

P

12.01 GT

May 2

WI

S

U. Mich./Spencer

Cone test

S

14.01 GT

May 25

WI

S

GSFC/Sorgnit

Rocket test

S

4.20 GT

June 26

WI

S

GSFC/Russell

Attitude control

P

14.02 GT

Aug. 16

WI

S

GSFC/Sorgnit

Rocket test

S

.

.

1962

.

.

4.68 GT

Jan. 13

WI

S

GSFC/Russell

Attitude control

S

10.69 GT

Mar. 1

WI

X

GSFC/Donn

Water test

S

10.70 GT

Mar. 2

WI

S

GSFC/Donn

Water test

S

4.48 GT

May 25

WI

S

GSFC/Pressly

Sea recovery

S

4.60 GT

Aug. 8

WI

P

GSFC/Russell

Attitude control

P

Ferdinand II (Nike-Cajun)

Dec. 14

NOR

S

Norway

NASA telemetry only

S

.

.

1963

.

.

16.01 GT

Apr. 8

WI

X

GSFC/Sorgnit

Flight test

X

4.87 GT

June 17

WS

S

GSFC/Russell

Attitude control

S

14.111 GT

Oct. 31

WI

S

GSFC/Williams

Vibration test

S

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

 

NASA rocket

Date

Firing site

Rocket Performance a

Affiliation/experimenter

Purpose

Overall flight result a

.

.

1964

.

.

4.88 GT

Jan. 28

WS

S

GSFC/Russell

Attitude control

S

14.28 GT

Feb. 12

Wl

S

GSFC/Sorgnit

Rocket fin test

S

12.03 GT-GI

Apr. 15

Wl

S

GSFC/ Guidotti

Rocket test; ionosphere

S

4.13 GP-GT

Sept. 26

Wl

S

GSFC/Busse

Rocket test; other

S

16.02 GT

Oct. 21

Wl

S

GSFC/Sorgnit

Rocket test

S

12.02 GT

Dec. 11

Wl

S

GSFC/Lane

Rocket test

S

.

.

1965

.

.

17.01 GT

June 18

Wl

S

GSFC/Lane

Rocket test

S

.

.

1966

.

.

17.02 GT

Aug. 17

Wl

S

GSFC/Lane

Rocket test

S

12.06 GT

Sept. 20

WS

S

GSFC/Busse

Booster test

S

.

.

1967

.

.

15.55 GT

Apr. 20

Wl

P

GSFC/Hudgins

Tone ranging test

S

14.343 GT-UA

Aug. 5

WS

S

GSFC/Wood

Recovery system test

X

12.07 GT

Sept. 12

WS

P

GSFC/Busse

Aerobee rail launch test

P

12.09 GT

Oct. 3

Wl

X

GSFC/Wood

Arcas booster test

S

4.201 NT

Dec. 10

WS

S

Ames/Holtz

SPARCS test

P

.

.

1968

.

.

12.08 GT

Feb. 5

Wl

S

GSFC/Sorgnit

Rocket test

S

4.202 NT

Mar. 19

WS

S

Ames/Holtz

SPARCS test

S

12.10 GT

Apr. 17

Wl

S

GSFC/Wood

Rocket test

S

14.363 GT

June 4

WS

S

GSFC/Wood

Recovery system test

S

12.16 GT

Sept. 20

Wl

P

GSFC/Pedolsky

Launch tube test

S

12.13 GT-UG

Oct. 26

WS

S

GSFC/Busse

Rocket test

S

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


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