File:Flown Aerobee Rocket Nose Cone Tip.jpg

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English: On July 7, 1964, an Aerobee 150 sounding rocket was sent on a Crab Nebula lunar occultation X-ray astronomy mission, reaching a record apogee of 183 miles. Cone tip has ground impact damage resulting from free-fall decent after its suborbital flight. Just the tip remains.

Placard reads: "Aerobee Rocket NB 3.164, Moon-Crab Nebula Occultation, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, July 7, 1964."

Nose tip is 5.75″ tall and 2.25″ in diameter,
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Author Steve Jurvetson

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by jurvetson at https://flickr.com/photos/44124348109@N01/50970135918. It was reviewed on 23 February 2021 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0.

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