Nike-Black Brant Rocket - Greenbelt, MD
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bluesnote
N 38° 59.549 W 076° 50.844
18S E 340007 N 4317566
One of many spacecraft on display at the Goddard Space Flight Visitor Center. This one appears to be an original.
Waymark Code: WMXGKR
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 01/10/2018
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Taken from Wikipedia, "The Black Brant is a family of Canadian-designed sounding rockets built by Bristol Aerospace in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Over 800 Black Brants of various versions have been launched since they were first produced in 1961, and the type remains one of the most popular sounding rockets ever built. They have been repeatedly used by the Canadian Space Agency and NASA."
The plaque says, "This is a two-stage sounding rocked used for scientific research. Black Brant represents a family of Canadian-built rockets that date back to 1956. The rocket's name comes from a type of good that inhabits booth Canada and Nasa's Wallops Island, Virginia, facility".
Type of Aircraft: (make/model): Nike-Black Brant
Tail Number: (S/N): N/A
Construction:: original aircraft
Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): Goddard Space Flight Center
inside / outside: outside
Other Information::
Free to visit during normal business hours.
Access restrictions:
Free
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Visit Instructions:
Photo of aircraft (required - will be interesting to see if the aircraft is ever repainted or progress if being restored)
Photo of serial number (required unless there is not one or it is a replica)
Photo(s) of any artwork on the aircraft (optional but interesting)
Tell why you are visiting this waymark along with any other interesting facts or personal experiences about the aircraft not already mentioned.