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Nike Yardbird

Launch vehicle · USA

Part of Recruit

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

American sounding rocket.

2 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Nike + 1 x Yardbird.

Country: USA
Launch Sites: Wallops Island
Stages: M5E1, Yardbird
Agency: Michigan

Chronology

2 events

1961 June 1

Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Recruit. Launch Vehicle: Nike Yardbird. FAILURE: Failure.

Sphere Test / aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: UM. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1961 July 26

Launch Site: Wallops Island. LV Family: Recruit. Launch Vehicle: Nike Yardbird. FAILURE: Failure.

Sphere Test / aeronomy mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: UM. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).