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Nike Hercules R&D

Stage · USA

Original archive entry. The text, images and links below are kept as they were written.

2 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Hercules Booster + 1 x Ajax Cluster.

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Country
USA

Chronology

47 events

1955

Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Nike Hercules. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hercules R&D.
  • Test - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1955

Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Nike Hercules. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hercules R&D.
  • Test - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1955 June 15

Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Nike Hercules. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hercules R&D.
  • Test mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1955 July 29

Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Nike Hercules. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hercules R&D.
  • Test - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1955 August 16

Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Nike Hercules. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hercules R&D.
  • Test - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1955 August 19

Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Nike Hercules. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hercules R&D.
  • Test - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1955 September 2

Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Nike Hercules. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hercules R&D.
  • Test - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1955 September 12

Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Nike Hercules. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hercules R&D.
  • Test - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1955 October 26

Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Nike Hercules. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hercules R&D.
  • Test - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1955 November 2

Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Nike Hercules. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hercules R&D.
  • Test - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1955 November 16

Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Nike Hercules. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hercules R&D.
  • Test - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1955 November 23

Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Nike Hercules. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hercules R&D.
  • Test - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1955 December 1

Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Nike Hercules. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hercules R&D.
  • Test - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1955 December 7

Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Nike Hercules. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hercules R&D.
  • Test - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1955 December 14

Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Nike Hercules. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hercules R&D.
  • Test - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1955 December 14

Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Nike Hercules. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hercules R&D.
  • Test - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1956

Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Nike Hercules. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hercules R&D.
  • [B45] - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1956

Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Nike Hercules. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hercules R&D.
  • [B46] - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1956

Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Nike Hercules. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hercules R&D.
  • Test - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1956 January 12

Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Nike Hercules. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hercules R&D.
  • Test - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1956 January 19

Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Nike Hercules. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hercules R&D.
  • Test - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1956 January 31

Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Nike Hercules. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hercules R&D.
  • Test - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1956 February 9

Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Nike Hercules. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hercules R&D.
  • Test - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1956 February 10

Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Nike Hercules. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hercules R&D.
  • Test - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1956 February 24

Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Nike Hercules. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hercules R&D.
  • Test - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1956 February 29

Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Nike Hercules. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hercules R&D.
  • Test - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1956 May 31

Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Nike Hercules. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hercules R&D.
  • Test - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1956 June 6

Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Nike Hercules. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hercules R&D.
  • Test - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1956 June 22

Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Nike Hercules. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hercules R&D.
  • Test - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1956 June 29

Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Nike Hercules. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hercules R&D.
  • Test - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1956 July 25

Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Nike Hercules. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hercules R&D.
  • System Demo - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1956 July 25

Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Nike Hercules. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hercules R&D.
  • System Demo - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1956 August 1

Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Nike Hercules. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hercules R&D.
  • Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1956 August 1

Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Nike Hercules. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hercules R&D.
  • Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1956 August 16

Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Nike Hercules. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hercules R&D.
  • Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1956 September 10

Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Nike Hercules. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hercules R&D.
  • QB-17 intercept - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1956 September 26

Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Nike Hercules. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hercules R&D.
  • Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1956 September 26

Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Nike Hercules. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hercules R&D.
  • Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1956 October 3

Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Nike Hercules. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hercules R&D.
  • Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1956 October 11

Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Nike Hercules. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hercules R&D.
  • Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1956 October 31

Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Nike Hercules. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hercules R&D.
  • Test launch - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1956 November 7

Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Nike Hercules. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hercules R&D.
  • Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1956 December 14

Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Nike Hercules. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hercules R&D.
  • Firing no. 47 - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1956 December 19

Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Nike Hercules. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hercules R&D.
  • Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1957 April 25

Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Nike Hercules. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hercules R&D.
  • Drone intercept - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1957 Dec

Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Nike Hercules. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hercules R&D.
  • Liquid stage 67 - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1958

Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Nike Hercules. Launch Vehicle: Nike Hercules R&D.
  • Liquid stage 72/last - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). Final Nike Hercules test flight..