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5 stage missile research rocket - Wallops Island 1957
Summary
L57-4827 caption: "Take off of a five-stage missile research rocket from Wallops Island in 1957. The first two stages propelled the model to about 100,000 feet; the last three stages were fired on a descending path to simulate the reentry conditions of ballistic missiles." Photograph and caption published in Winds of Change, 75th Anniversary NASA publication (page 72), by James Schultz.
NASA Identifier: L57-4827
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Date
1957
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