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F2H aircraft flying from this Naval Air Station launched Rockair sounding rockets in 1955, known to have been used for 5 launches, reaching up to 55 kilometers altitude. General / Launch Complex Unknown Chronology 1955 August 16 - Launch Vehicle: Rockair. FAILURE: Failure. Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 9.00 km (5.50 mi). 1955 August 16 - Launch Vehicle: Rockair. FAILURE: Failure. Test mission Agency: USN. 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 August 16 - Launch Vehicle: Rockair. Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 55 km (34 mi). 1955 November 1 - Launch Vehicle: Rockair. FAILURE: Failure. Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi). 1955 November 1 - Launch Vehicle: Rockair. FAILURE: Failure. Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi). Contact us with any corrections, additions, or comments. Conditions for use of drawings, pictures, or other materials from this site.. To contact astronauts or cosmonauts. © Mark Wade, 1997 - 2008 except where otherwise noted. |
