Boosted Dart
Encyclopedia
Boosted Dart is a United States
single-stage sounding rocket
of the Loki
family. Between 1966 and 1968, 39 of these rockets were launched by NASA
. The Boosted Dart has a length of 3.30 metres, a diameter of 0.1 metres and a maximum flight altitude of 75 kilometres.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
single-stage sounding rocket
Sounding rocket
A sounding rocket, sometimes called a research rocket, is an instrument-carrying rocket designed to take measurements and perform scientific experiments during its sub-orbital flight. The origin of the term comes from nautical vocabulary, where to sound is to throw a weighted line from a ship into...
of the Loki
Loki (rocket)
Loki, officially designated 76mm HEAA Rocket T220, was an American unguided anti-aircraft rocket based on the German Taifun. Like the Taifun, Loki never saw service in its original role, but later found widespread use as a sounding rocket...
family. Between 1966 and 1968, 39 of these rockets were launched by NASA
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
. The Boosted Dart has a length of 3.30 metres, a diameter of 0.1 metres and a maximum flight altitude of 75 kilometres.