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

 

[140] APPENDIX C

TRENDS IN VEHICLE USAGE, 1959-1968

 

Vehicle

1959

1960

1961

1962

1963

1964

1965

1966

1967

1968

10-year total

.

Aerobee 100

0

4

8

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

14

Aerobee 150

4

1

0

3

12

22

23

24

31

35

155

Aerobee 150A

0

10

8

17

18

4

6

5

4

2

74

Aerobee 300/300A

0

3

2

1

2

2

1

0

0

0

11

Aerobee 350

O

O

O

O

O

O

1

1

O

0

2

Arcas

0

0

0

0

0

0

13

9

16

6

44

Arcon

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

Astrobee1500

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

2

1

5

Black Brant IV

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

2

2

Iris

0

2

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

Javelin

1

5

8

2

2

7

7

6

9

4

51

Journeyman

0

1

2

1

1

0

2

0

0

0

7

Nike-Apache

0

0

5

11

36

76

92

57

48

50

375

Nike-Asp

5

10

8

3

1

0

0

0

0

0

27

Nike-Cajun

0

24

23

37

20

38

43

43

35

38

301

Nike-Tomahawk

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

12

15

30

60

Skylark

0

0

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

Miscellaneous

0

0

1

0

0

2

0

1

2

6

12

.

Total

16

60

70

78

93

152

191

158

162

174

1154

Note.- These data do not include the much larger quantities of smal meteorological rockets fired all over the world by various agencies, including NASA.


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