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Also known as ASPAN, Nike ASP

Nike Asp was an American sounding rocket. The Nike Asp has a ceiling of 220 km, a takeoff thrust of 217 kN, a takeoff weight of 700 kg, a diameter of 0.42 m and a length of 7.90 m.

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Diameter
0.17
Mass
700
Image
Nike-asp.jpg
Length
7.9
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service retirement
1963-02-18
payload mass
27
service entry
1957-09-26
maximum thrust
42
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Nike Asp
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Nike Asp was an American sounding rocket. The Nike Asp has a ceiling of 220 km, a takeoff thrust of 217 kN, a takeoff weight of 700 kg, a diameter of 0.42 m and a length of 7.90 m.

The Nike-Asp is an Asp rocket (Asp IV RM-1400) with a Nike booster system. It was at times ship-launched. After NASA took control of the project, the rocket fell into disuse.

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