ARS (rocket family)

The ARS rocket family was a series of rockets developed by the American Interplanetary Society later the American Rocket Society during the 1930s. Based on the German Mirak rocket, it used a liquid-fueled rocket engine, powered by liquid oxygen and gasoline propellants. The first successful launch, of the ARS-2, took place on May 14, 1933. The design was modified and refined by successive rockets; the last launch of an ARS rocket took place on May 9, 1937.[1]

References

  1. Wade, Mark. "ARS". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, April 16, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.