Pencil Rocket
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The Pencil Rocket was developed for the Japanese space agency. A prominent engineer on the project was Hideo Itokawa
. The rocket was launched in 1955. The dimensions were 23cm in length by 1.8cm in diameter, weighing 200 grams.
Hideo Itokawa
was a pioneer of Japanese rocketry and of the Japanese space program. In Japan, he was popularly known as Dr. Rocket, and he has been described in the media as the father of Japanese space development....
. The rocket was launched in 1955. The dimensions were 23cm in length by 1.8cm in diameter, weighing 200 grams.