ORBITAL RESEARCH VEHICLE ENGINEERING MODEL.
ORBITAL RESEARCH VEHICLE ENGINEERING MODEL.
Engineer's model of launch apparatus for an orbital vehicle, in plastic, foam, wood and metal, with several modules, 1960s, with evidence of having been disassembled and re-assembled in various configurations, approximately 21-1/4 inches high.
Provenance: Manufactured at a major aerospace model shop.
The Solid Controlled Orbital Utility Test (SCOUT) vehicle program sprung from America's response to the launch of the Soviet Sputnik satellite in 1957. The purpose was to develop a reusable launch vehicle for the Space Race, using technology that was readily available and easy to implement quickly. Eclipsed by the later Titan and Saturn rockets of the manned space program, the SCOUT development program of the early 1960's hastened the U.S. entry into orbital missions and eventually the moon landings.
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ORBITAL RESEARCH VEHICLE ENGINEERING MODEL.
Engineer's model of launch apparatus for an orbital vehicle, in plastic, foam, wood and metal, with several modules, 1960s, with evidence of having been disassembled and re-assembled in various configurations, approximately 21-1/4 inches high.
Provenance: Manufactured at a major aerospace model shop.
The Solid Controlled Orbital Utility Test (SCOUT) vehicle program sprung from America's response to the launch of the Soviet Sputnik satellite in 1957. The purpose was to develop a reusable launch vehicle for the Space Race, using technology that was readily available and easy to implement quickly. Eclipsed by the later Titan and Saturn rockets of the manned space program, the SCOUT development program of the early 1960's hastened the U.S. entry into orbital missions and eventually the moon landings.
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