Nike Cajun
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Manufacturer
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Maiden flight
1956-07-06
Length
7.7 m
Diameter
0.42 m
Launches
4
Successful
4
The Nike-Cajun was a two-stage sounding rocket built by combining a Nike base stage with a Cajun upper stage. It was launched 714 times between 1956 and 1976 and was the most frequently used sounding rocket of the western world.
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Nike CajunSuccess
Trailblazer Pellet · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Saturday, Sep 17, 1966, 01:57 UTC
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Nike CajunSuccess
Trailblazer Pellet · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Tuesday, May 4, 1965, 05:50 UTC
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Trailblazer Pellet · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Saturday, Nov 7, 1964, 01:38 UTC
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Trailblazer Pellet · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Thursday, Mar 12, 1964, 04:17 UTC