NOTS Pilot (EV-1) air-launched orbital vehicle
Project Pilot, nicknamed NOTSNIK and later designated NOTS-EV-I, was a classified U.S. Navy attempt to create a rapid-response orbital launcher at the Naval Ordnance Test Station. The five-stage, all-solid vehicle was air-launched from an F4D-1 Skyray; six orbital attempts were made from 1958-07-25 through 1958-08-28, but none produced a confirmed, sustained orbit.
Identity
- Aliases
- Project PilotNOTS PilotNOTSNIKNOTS-EV-INOTS EV1
- Family Name
- NOTS Pilot
- Full Name
- NOTS Pilot (EV-1) air-launched orbital vehicle
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- nots-pilot-ev-1
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- EV-1
Details
- Description
- Project Pilot, nicknamed NOTSNIK and later designated NOTS-EV-I, was a classified U.S. Navy attempt to create a rapid-response orbital launcher at the Naval Ordnance Test Station. The five-stage, all-solid vehicle was air-launched from an F4D-1 Skyray; six orbital attempts were made from 1958-07-25 through 1958-08-28, but none produced a confirmed, sustained orbit.
- First Flight Year
- 1,958
- Last Flight Year
- 1,958
- Stages Count
- 5
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- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 20:48:57 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 18, 2026 at 20:48:57 UTC