Family: Wake Island
Early 1.65m Wake Island sounding rocket designed to reach space and return science data.
Name | Flight dates | Success | Failed | T-0 Scrub | Destinations | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First | Last | Stage | Mission | EA | |||
Wake Island-I | 1951-02-05 | 1951-04-01 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
Name | Date | LV | Payload | Destination | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hope I | 1951-02-05 | Wake Island-I | Hope Cockpit | Earth Atmosphere | Success |
Hope II | 1951-04-01 | Wake Island-I | Hope Cockpit | Earth Atmosphere | Mission Failure |
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Hope I sits on the pad awaiting liftoff. | Hope II lifts off in an attempt to cross the Karman Line |