Nike-Deacon scientific sounding rocket
Nike-Deacon was a two-stage scientific sounding-rocket configuration developed through NACA and University of Michigan work. NASA’s history distinguishes the initial 1953 aerodynamic test flights from the first dedicated sounding-rocket flight at Wallops in April 1955. The design supported upper-atmosphere research before Nike-Cajun superseded it.
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- Nike-DeaconDAN sounding rocketDeacon and Nike
- Family Name
- Nike-Deacon scientific sounding rocket
- Full Name
- Nike-Deacon scientific sounding rocket
- Roles
- research
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
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- Nike-Deacon was a two-stage scientific sounding-rocket configuration developed through NACA and University of Michigan work. NASA’s history distinguishes the initial 1953 aerodynamic test flights from the first dedicated sounding-rocket flight at Wallops in April 1955. The design supported upper-atmosphere research before Nike-Cajun superseded it.
- First Flight Year
- 1,953
- Rocket Specs
- Stages Count
- 2
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- Creation Time
- October 17, 2026 at 14:01:18 UTC
- Updated Time
- October 17, 2026 at 14:01:18 UTC