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Asp (rocket)
ASP, (Atmospheric Sounding Projectile is the designation of an American sounding rocket family. ASP-I was used to sample nuclear explosions and resultant clouds The ASP was the fastest single stage sounding rocket when developed. The Asp was manufactured by Cooper Development Corporation, California. The solid propellant motor was made by Grand Central Rocket company. The ASP-I has a payload ability of 11 kg, a maximum flight height of 110 km, a takeoff thrust of 42.00 kN, a mass of 111 kg, a diameter of 0.17 m, a length of 3.68 m and a fin span of 0.51 m. The ASP rocket was used in connection with other sounding rockets. ASP-II (Cleansweep I) had a slightly lower total impulse and a significantly shorter burn time (3.6 seconds vs. 5.6). Cleansweep I was used to collect particulate air sample from nuclear explosions at the Nevada Test Range. ASP-III (Cleansweep II) had slightly lower specs. It was also modified for use in the South Pacific. Two or four LOKI r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asp Rocket
Asp may refer to: Places * Asp, part of Densbüren, Aargau, Switzerland * Aspe (''Asp'' in Valencian), Alicante, Spain * Asp Lake, a lake in Minnesota Animals * Asp (fish) * Asp (snake), in antiquity, one of several venomous snakes ** ''Cerastes cerastes'', a viper found in the Sahara desert ** ''Cerastes vipera'', a viper found in the Sahara desert ** Egyptian cobra, a venomous snake found in North Africa and parts of the Middle East ** ''Vipera aspis'', a viper found in Europe * ''Megalopyge opercularis'', asp caterpillar or tree asp, a venomous caterpillar People * Nathan Aspinall, nicknamed "The Asp", English darts player * Ninnie Asp (born 1950), Swedish silversmith Other uses * Aspartic acid, an amino acid, which is abbreviated as "Asp" * ''Aspasia'' (plant), an orchid genus, abbreviated "Asp." * Asp (comics), snake-themed supervillain * Asp (rocket), a sounding rocket See also * Aspe (other) * ASPS (other) * ASP (other) Asp may ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sounding Rocket
A sounding rocket or rocketsonde, sometimes called a research rocket or a suborbital rocket, is an instrument-carrying rocket designed to take measurements and perform scientific experiments during its sub-orbital flight. The rockets are used to launch instruments from 48 to 145 km (30 to 90 miles) above the surface of the Earth, the altitude generally between weather balloons and satellites; the maximum altitude for balloons is about 40 km (25 miles) and the minimum for satellites is approximately 121 km (75 miles). Certain sounding rockets have an apogee between 1,000 and 1,500 km (620 and 930 miles), such as the Black Brant X and XII, which is the maximum apogee of their class. Sounding rockets often use military surplus rocket motors. NASA routinely flies the Terrier Mk 70 boosted Improved Orion, lifting 270–450-kg (600–1,000-pound) payloads into the exoatmospheric region between 97 and 201 km (60 and 125 miles). Etymology The origin of the term ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
