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NAOTS
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Credit - © Mark Wade
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Type: Suborbital Launch Site. Operator: USA. Country: USA. Latitude: 37°55' N. Longitude: 75°22' W. F2H aircraft flying from this Naval Air Station launched Rockair sounding rockets in 1955.
NAOTS Chronology and Launch Log
- 1955 August 16 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Rockair. Failure. Apogee: 9.00 km (5.50 mi).
- 1955 August 16 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Rockair. Apogee: 55 km (34 mi).
- 1955 Aug 16? - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Rockair. Failure. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi). First successful demonstration of Rockair technique (resarch rocket launched from aircraft) by ONR and University of Maryland team, a 2.75-inch FFAR rocket fired from a Navy F2H-2 aircraft to an altitude of approximately 180,000 feet. Rockair technique first suggested by Herman Oberth (1929) and others.
- 1955 Nov - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Rockair. Failure. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).
- 1955 Nov - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Rockair. Failure. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).
Bibliography and Further Reading - McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page, Harvard University, 1997-present. Jonathan McDowell's complete on-line listing of all objects orbited and over 20,000 rocket launches Accessed at: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
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