NASA Langley Research Center
Sounding Rocket Study of Eighteen Vehicles
Summary Report

April 18, 1961

This report was a key inspiration in the writing of "Rockets of the World."   I have scanned selected pages for use by the modeling community.
Peter Alway

Cover
Title Page
Table of Contents
Introduction (p. 1)
Acknowledgements (p. 2)
Performance (p. 3)
Performance Summary 80 degree Launch Angle (English System) (p. 4)
Performance Summary 80 degree Launch Angle (Metric System) (p. 5)
Time Above 100 Nautical Miles (English System) (p. 6)
Time Above 100 Nautical Miles (Metric System) (p. 7)
Incremental Velocity and Maximum Acceleration Tabulation (p.8)
Incremental Velocity and Maximum Acceleration Tabulation (continued) (p.9)
Vehicle Propulsion Summary (p. 10)
Vehicle Configuration (p. 11)

Aerobee 100 drawing (p. 12)
Aerobee 100 photo and payload (p. 13)
Aerobee 150A drawing (p. 14)
Aerobee 150 A photo and payload (p.15)
Aerobee 300A drawing (p. 16)
Aerobee 300A photo and payload (p. 17)
Arcas drawing (p. 18)
Arcas Photo and payload (p. 19)
Arcon drawing (p. 20)
Arcon photo and payload (p. 21)
Exos drawing (p. 22)
Exos photo and payload (p. 23)
Iris drawing (p. 24)
Iris photo and payload (p. 25)
Jaguar drawing (p. 26)
Jaguar photo and payload (p. 27)
Jason drawing (p. 28)
Jason photo and payload (p. 29)
Javelin drawing (p. 30)
Javelin photo and payload (p. 31)
Journeyman drawing (p. 32)
Journeyman photo and payload (p. 32)
Journeyman B drawing (p. 34)
Journeyman B photo and payload (p. 35)
Little Joe drawing (p. 36)
Little Joe Photo and payload (p. 37)
Nike-Asp drawing (p. 38)
Nike-Asp photo and payload (p. 39)
Nike-Cajun drawing (p. 40)
Nike-Cajun photo and payload (p. 41)
Shotput drawing (p. 42)
Shotput photo and payload (p. 43)
Skylark drawing (p. 44)
Skylark photo and payload (p. 45)
Strongarm drawing (p. 46)
Strongarm photo and payload (p. 47)

Launcher Location Summary (p. 48)
Launcher Location Summary (continued) (p. 49)
Back Cover

Additions to March 4, 1963 Revision:

Astrobee 200, photo and payload

Astrobee 1500, photo and payload

Black Brant III, photo and payload

HASP II, payload

Honest John-Nike-TX-77-X-258, payload

Jaguar (English), photo and payload

Nike-Apache, photo and payload

Nike-Nike-Cajun, payload

Phoenix, photo and payload

Ram B, photo and payload

Rocksonde 200, photo and payload

SLV-1C, photo and payload

Terrapin, photo and payload

Trailblazer I, photo and payload

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