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Scout X-4A

Scout X-4A added a NOTS-17 reentry-test motor above the four-stage X-4 stack. Its two successful flights in 1964 and 1966 carried Reentry Heating Experiments 4A and 4B.

Scout X-4A
NASA / NASA Langley Research Center · NASA-owned asset; the exact NASA Images API record LRC-1965-B701_P-07597 identifies this byte-matched photograph as a 1965 Scout launch-vehicle lift-off on Wallops Island and credits NASA at NASA Langley Research Center. NASA’s current Images and Media Usage Guidelines generally permit factual or informational/editorial use with NASA attribution and without implying NASA endorsement. NASA insignia and identifiers, third-party material, identifiable-person rights, and commercial, promotional, merchandise, or other protected-rights uses may require separate clearance; verify before such use. · Source
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Identity

Aliases
Scout X4AScout-X4A
Family Name
Scout
Full Name
Scout X-4A
Status
retired
Type
rocket
Variant Name
X-4A

Details

Description
Scout X-4A added a NOTS-17 reentry-test motor above the four-stage X-4 stack. Its two successful flights in 1964 and 1966 carried Reentry Heating Experiments 4A and 4B.
First Flight Year
1,964
Last Flight Year
1,966
Operator
Parent Vehicle Family
Rocket Specs
Reusability
expendable
Stages Count
5

Links

Official Url
https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/sp-4012v2.pdf
Wikipedia Url
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scout_(rocket_family)#Variants

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Creation Time
July 17, 2026 at 15:07:37 UTC
Updated Time
July 19, 2026 at 09:53:52 UTC
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