Rockets Developed in Switzerland - Micon. - surface-to-air missile - Status: Retired 1972. Swiss surface-to-air missile. The dual-thrust (45 kN then 22 kN) solid propellant motor providing a total impulse of 900 kN-sec.
Space-related People born in Switzerland - Bruemmer. - Renate Luise Bruemmer Swiss Engineer Astronaut. Born 4 May 1955.
- Hueter. - Hans Hueter Rocket engineer. Born 21 March 1906. Died 6 September 1970.
- Nicollier. - Claude Nicollier Swiss Mission Specialist Astronaut. Born 2 September 1944. Number of Flights: 4.00. Total Time: 42.50 days.
Chronology of Events for Switzerland 1959 January 3 - Launch Vehicle: Alfa. - Switzerland decided to pursue development of nuclear weapons Level: 1.
1964 May 4 - Launch Vehicle: Alfa. - Swiss military joint plans for nuclear warhead ballistic missiles. Swiss military joint staff issued a recommendation to have 250 nuclear weapons, including 100 on rockets, by 1980. Level: 1.
1967 October 27 - Launch Site: Salto di Quirra. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Micon. Model: Zenit. - Test mission Agency: Schweiz. Apogee: 145 km (90 mi). References: 2. Level: 1.
1977 March 9 - Launch Vehicle: Alfa. - Switzerland definitively ended its nuclear-tipped rocket program. Switzerland ratified the nuclear non-proliferation treaty and ended its under-funded nuclear program. Level: 1.
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