Sunday 17 May 2009

Able chap that Thor!




Photo caption “1958 July 10 - 02:30 GMT - Cape Canaveral LC17A. Thor Able 118 Able RTV re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF 6555ATW. Apogee: 1,600 km (900 mi). Mouse 'Mia II' reached 1600 km altitude, flew 9600 km range, but re-entry vehicle not recovered.” Unknown source

Another blast of picture this time of the adapted ballistic missile Thor-able the unsung hero of the US space programme responsible for 10’s of launches for almost 20 years. This one had little Mouseanaut “Mia-II” on board who sadly was recovered when the missile re-entered. More Info here