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Scout
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Credit - NASA
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Solid-fuel, light payload, lower-cost launch vehicle developed in the late 1950's and used in a variety of configurations over thirty years. The Scout was a four-stage, solid-fuelled rocket developed to provide the United States with a reliable, versatile and cost-effective launch vehicle for a variety of space exploration tasks - orbital, high altitude probe, and high speed re-entry. Developed by NASA, the vehicle was produced by LTV Aerospace's Missiles and Space Division, which also provides systems management. The first US solid-propellant rocket capable of placing payloads in orbit, Scout had important roles in the space programs of NASA and the Department of Defense plus those of the United Kingdom, Italy, France, Germany and the 10-nation European Space Research Organisation (ESRO). Scout was launched in the United States from NASA’s Wallops Island, Virginia, and by Air Force crews from the Western Test Range in California. A third site - the Italian San Marco sea-based platform off the east coast of Africa-made possible launches along the equator. Early Scouts were capable of boosting less than 150 kg into a nominal 500-km orbit. Performance was increased by development of a fifth stage velocity package. Prime Contractor: LTV Aerospace Corporation, a subsidiary of Ling-Temco-Vought, Inc. Associate Contractors: Aerojet General (first stage); Thiokol Chemical (second stage); Hercules Powder Company (third stage); United Technology Center (fourth stage); Honeywell (guidance).
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Blue Scout ERCS
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USAF...more.
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Blue Scout Junior
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Smaller Air Force version of Scout used for suborbital military tests....more.
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Scout X
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4 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Algol 1A + 1 x Castor + 1 x Antares + 1 x Altair...more.
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Scout X-1
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4 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Algol 1B + 1 x Castor + 1 x Antares + 1 x Altair...more.
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Blue Scout 1
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Air Force version of Scout used for suborbital tests. 3 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Algol 1 + 1 x Castor + 1 x Antares...more.
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Blue Scout 2
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Air Force version of Scout used for suborbital and orbital military tests. 4 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Algol 1 + 1 x Castor + 1 x Antares + 1 x Altair...more.
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Scout X-2
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4 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Algol 1D + 1 x Castor + 1 x Antares 2 + 1 x Altair...more.
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Scout X-3
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4 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Algol 2A + 1 x Castor + 1 x Antares 2 + 1 x Altair...more.
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Scout X-4
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4 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Algol 2A + 1 x Castor + 1 x Antares 2 + 1 x Altair 2...more.
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Scout A
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All-solid low cost lightweight launch vehicle. 4 stage original version consisting of 1 x Algol 2A + 1 x Castor 2 + 1 x Antares 2 + 1 x Altair 2...more.
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Scout B
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4 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Algol 2B + 1 x Castor 2 + 1 x Antares 2 + 1 x FW4S...more.
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Scout X-5
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3 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Algol 2B + 1 x Castor 2 + 1 x Antares 2...more.
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Scout D
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Alfa
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Italy briefly flirted with the creation of an independent nuclear deterrent in the late 1960's. The Alfa project for an indigenous Italian submarine- and ship-launched...more.
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Scout F
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4 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Algol 3A + 1 x Castor 2 + 1 x Antares 2B + 1 x Star 20...more.
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Scout G
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4 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Algol 3A + 1 x Castor 2 + 1 x Antares 3 + 1 x Star 20...more.
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Scout II TV
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Single stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Zefiro...more.
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Advanced Scout
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Proposed upgrade of Scout proposed by the University of Rome with two strap-ons from the Ariane 4. Launch would have been from Italy's San Marco platform off Kenya. Further work cancelled in 1993....more.
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