Rocket Motor, Liquid Fuel, ARS Water-Jacketed
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Object Details
- Manufacturer
- American Rocket Society
- Summary
- This is a water-jacketed rocket motor made in 1932 or 1933 by members of the American Rocket Interplanetary Society (later called American Rocket Society). The motor was meant for ARS Rocket No. 2 but was left unfinished and abandoned because it was realized that water as a coolant would have been ineffective.
- This object was donated to the Smithsonian in 1966 by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
- Credit Line
- Lent by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- ca. 1932-1933
- Inventory Number
- A19660658000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PROPULSION-Rocket Engines
- Materials
- Copper Alloy
- Aluminum Alloy
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 14.6 × 7.1cm (5 3/4 × 2 13/16 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19660658000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv98892fe1d-2397-451b-a73a-1050fddbb2fa
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