Recruit T55
Launch vehicle · USA
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American sounding rocket. The Recruit motor was the first stage of this larger booster, dropped from a B-57 for re-entry vehicle heat transfer tests.
3 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x B-57A Canberra + 1 x Recruit + 1 x T-55.
Related
- Country
- USA
- Launch Sites
- Wallops Island
- Stages
- B-57A, 1.5KS35000, T-55
- Agency
- NASA Wallops
Chronology
7 events
1957
Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Platform: F2H2. LV Family: Recruit. Launch Vehicle: Recruit T55.- Heat Transfer Re-entry Vehicle test - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA Cleveland. Apogee: 4.00 km (2.40 mi).
1957 August 7
Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Platform: F2H2. LV Family: Recruit. Launch Vehicle: Recruit T55.- Heat Transfer Re-entry Vehicle test - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA Cleveland. Apogee: 4.00 km (2.40 mi).
1958 January 31
Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Platform: F2H2. LV Family: Recruit. Launch Vehicle: Recruit T55.- Heat Transfer Re-entry Vehicle test - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA Cleveland. Apogee: 4.00 km (2.40 mi).
1958 March 28
Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Platform: F2H2. LV Family: Recruit. Launch Vehicle: Recruit T55.- Test mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA Cleveland. Apogee: 4.00 km (2.40 mi).
1958 July 15
Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Platform: B-57A. LV Family: Recruit. Launch Vehicle: Recruit T55.- Test mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA Cleveland. Apogee: 14 km (8 mi).
1958 July 24
Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Platform: B-57A. LV Family: Recruit. Launch Vehicle: Recruit T55.- Test mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA Cleveland. Apogee: 14 km (8 mi).
1958 September 12
Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Platform: B-57A. LV Family: Recruit. Launch Vehicle: Recruit T55.- Test mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA Cleveland. Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).