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Princeton

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Princeton University.

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2 events

1946 August 15

18:00 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC33. Launch Vehicle: V-2. FAILURE: Failure.
  • Chemical release / ionosphere mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: Princeton, US Army. Apogee: 3.00 km (1.80 mi). Launched 11:00 local time. Reached 6.5 km. Carried cosmic radiation experiments for Palmer Physics Lab, Princeton University..

1946 November 7

20:31 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC33. Launch Vehicle: V-2. FAILURE: Failure.
  • Chemical release mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: Princeton, US Army. Apogee: 0 km (0 mi). Launched 13:31 local time. Reached 100.3 km. Carried cosmic radiation experiments for Palmer Physics Lab, Princeton University..