COLLECTION NAME:
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
Record
Name of Image:
Bumper Wac on Launch Pad
Full Description:
A Bumper Wac, a combination the V-2 rocket with a WAC Corporal upper stage, awaits launch on July 24, 1950. It was the eighth in the Bumper Project and the vehicle reached the altitude of 393 kilometers. The Bumper was built by the German Rocket experts at the White Sands Proving Ground in New Mexico. In 1950, the last two Bumper launches took place in Florida, at the Long Range Proving Ground, located at Cape Canaveral.
Date of Image:
1950-07-01
Category:
Early Rockets
term:
Bumper Wac
facet_where:
Florida
facet_when:
1950
facet_when_year:
1950
Reference Number:
MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
MIX #:
6759315
NIX #:
MSFC-6759315
MSFC Negative Number:
6759315
UID:
SPD-MARSH-6759315
