Aerobee original sounding-rocket design
The original Aerobee was a scientific sounding-rocket design developed for upper-atmosphere research in the 1940s. NASA’s historical account records its first full-scale launch on 24 November 1947 and describes the original configuration as superseded by Aerobee-Hi and Aerobee 150. This identity covers the initial design, rather than the broader series of later Aerobee models.
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- Aerobee originalAerobee XASR-1Original Aerobee
- Family Name
- Aerobee original sounding-rocket design
- Full Name
- Aerobee original sounding-rocket design
- Roles
- research
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
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- Description
- The original Aerobee was a scientific sounding-rocket design developed for upper-atmosphere research in the 1940s. NASA’s historical account records its first full-scale launch on 24 November 1947 and describes the original configuration as superseded by Aerobee-Hi and Aerobee 150. This identity covers the initial design, rather than the broader series of later Aerobee models.
- First Flight Year
- 1,947
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- Creation Time
- October 17, 2026 at 14:01:16 UTC
- Updated Time
- October 17, 2026 at 14:01:16 UTC