Hermes project

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Hermes A-1, A-3B
Function A-1: Experimental
Manufacturer A-1 (1946):[1] General Electric
Country of origin United States
Size
Height A-1: 300 in[1]
Diameter A-1: 34 5/8 in[1]
Mass A-1: 3000 lb[1]
Launch history
Status Retired
Launch sites White Sands Proving Ground
Total launches 58[2]

A-1: Five (May 1950-April 1951)[1]
A-3B: Six - 1 failed (1953-1954)[3]
See also: List of V-2 test launches

The Hermes project (November 20, 1944-December 31, 1954)[1] was an Ordnance Corps (United States Army) rocket program (the contractor was General Electric).

After the end of World War II, the project was expanded to include test firings and further development of V-2 rocket pioneered by Nazi Germany. On April 16, 1946, the project's first V-2 launch took place at Launch Complex 33[3] (a National Historical Landmark[4]) of the White Sands Proving Grounds, reaching only 3.4 miles altitude.[5]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Hermes A-3B" (html). Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.
  2. ^ "Bumper 8 - 50th Anniversary of the First Launch on Cape Canaveral - Group Oral History" (html). NASA.
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ [2]
  5. ^ "Area and Missile Range Chronology". White Sands Missile Range.
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