Scout Development Series
The Scout Development Series covered the evolving X-series test vehicles flown from 1960 into the early 1960s. Early flights mixed live and inert motors to qualify guidance, control, staging, and solid propulsion; Scout X-1 ST-4 achieved the first orbital launch by an all-solid rocket in February 1961.
Identity
- Aliases
- Scout X-1Scout X-2Scout X-3Scout X-4NASA Scout test vehicles
- Family Name
- Scout
- Full Name
- Scout Development Series
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- scout-development-series
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- Development / X-series
Details
- Description
- The Scout Development Series covered the evolving X-series test vehicles flown from 1960 into the early 1960s. Early flights mixed live and inert motors to qualify guidance, control, staging, and solid propulsion; Scout X-1 ST-4 achieved the first orbital launch by an all-solid rocket in February 1961.
- First Flight Year
- 1,960
- Last Flight Year
- 1,963
- Operator Id
- vh76vnx3yy1vy23j7zc3wk80wx7nhx5f
- Parent Vehicle Family Id
- nd7wnsrzj0s7khhxfk5x2vy6tx8ae8sy
- Stages Count
- 4
Links
- Official Url
- https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19620003288
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scout_X-1
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 11:00:28 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 11:00:28 AM